The Tortilla Curtain

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• 'The Tortilla Curtain' by T.C. Boyle

  So this particular Tom Coraghessan Boyle novel is my friend JB's favourite novel of all time. I read it on the strength of his recommendation and knew, pretty much from the first line, that I was going to enjoy this critically acclaimed book. The wri ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

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  This is a really great book that reminds at times of "The Grapes of Wrath" (see for example the ending, with that final act of human compassion even in the most tragic of situations). The description of the struggles and misfortunes of Candido and America Rincon is terse and sincerely moving, but I ... (continue)

  This is a really great book that reminds at times of "The Grapes of Wrath" (see for example the ending, with that final act of human compassion even in the most tragic of situations). The description of the struggles and misfortunes of Candido and America Rincon is terse and sincerely moving, but I find even more successful how Boyle manages to capture all the contradictions and hypocrisies of Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, who represent all of us, walling ourselves in our privileges, insensitive to the demands and the cry of the disenfranchised.

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  diego said on Apr 18, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Overall I liked it. I felt the mexican immigrant closer to real a character than the american guy, going from 'liberal' to full blown conservative and racist in a few months, which I found a bit forced.
  And the ending left me a bit disappointed, too sudden.

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  Dylaniata said on Nov 2, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This book depicts the struggles of an illegal immigrant and his wife. While the abrupt ending was good, I found myself wanting the story to be resolved, but it was probably better the way the author left it.

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  Missmath144 said on Sep 1, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Audio Cassette
• Edition: Abridged
• ISBN-10: 1559273534
• ISBN-13: 9781559273534
• Publisher: Audio Renaissance
• Pub date: Sep 01, 1995
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher

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