The subject of The Shadow Land was something I wasn’t at all familiar with, so from that point of view, it’s an important book. The first half of the book went around in circles too much and it was hard to remember all the places they were, but I liked the second half more. I also had a hard time with the setting — what young woman goes off with a cab driver she’s just met?

Behold the Dreamers also has an important message for those like us who don’t face these immigration issues daily. The historical basis during the Great Recession was very compelling. I feel compassion for the immigrants and sorrow for the employer and his family. I wish our country did a better job at immigration management and of balancing our financial system.

Next up will be The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter.

Oooo…what did you think of Shadowland? I read it over a month ago and still haven’t put together a review. I thought Behold the Dreamers was a marvelous look at lives I don’t often have to consider.

Oh No!! This does not bode well.