The Devil's Highway
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The Devil's Highway

by Luis Alberto Urrea

2004•Documentary•264 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticcrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeSerious and realistic: a moving non-fiction book, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

The author of "Across the Wire" offers brilliant investigative reporting of what went wrong when, in May 2001, a group of 26 men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona. Only 12 men came back out. "Superb . . . Nothing less than a saga on the scale of the Exodus and an ordeal as heartbreaking as the Passion . . .

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticCrimeHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

Social aspectsCrimes againstHuman smugglingIllegal aliensSocial conditionsNonfictionEmigration and immigrationPolitics

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Author
Luis Alberto Urrea
Published
2004
Pages
264
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