Valeria Conde

Mexicoland es una distopía mexicana que hace referencia a la desigualdad del México de hoy. El libro entero es una enorme metáfora, una versión extrema - pero no tan alejada de la realidad - de la brecha de clases en México, narrado desde adentro, con un desarrollo bien estructurado, de manera muy creativa y captivante. Este libro me hizo reír, me hizo sentir miedo, me hizo enojar, disparó mi imaginación, cada capítulo que pasaba quería leer el otro. No esperaba que este libro me atrapara tanto como lo hizo, está muy bien hecho y diseñado. Es una historia que ya has escuchado antes, una historia que ya conoces, una distopía justo en el borde de la ficción y lo real. Es una excelente historia, que toma y satiriza muchísimos elementos de la cultura mexicana; especialmente si conoces México, disfrutarás este libro, y si conoces la desigualdad y la injusticia, este libro es para ti.

I love reading memoirs, this one specifically talks about the death of her mother and the unique connection she had with her. A nice story. However, the writing is plain and at times there were moments where it lacked depth and introspection. The book also lacks cohesion, there were many parts where we are left with endings which feel without a conclusion.

Toni Morrison makes art with words. She puts them in orders I have never read before, she tells stories of different kinds of love and friendship. This is such a unique story told in an incredibly unique way. I enjoyed every word of this book.

I’ve read this story countless times. An ugly, stupid, humble, clumsy orphan living in a terrible environment has a super special ability that no one else in the entire universe can do, and is just attractive enough to catch the attention of the powerful, super hot, most loved and/or feared character and involves themselves in a love triangle between a loving guy and an abuser - all while they are the only hope to save the world. I guess the world was captivating enough, but honestly I did not particularly enjoy this and would not recommend. Like I said, there are countless other books with the same plot in a different world, and others have more entertaining writing than this one for me.