Midnight in Mexico Book Reviews

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Beautiful!!. This is a culmination of so many great aspects I love in a book, a mystery - who is behind a serious death threat endangering the life of an American journalist in Mexico; a captivating historical glimpse into the turbulent relationship between the us and Mexico, some stories will surely surprise you and finally a love story, a heartbreaking childhood loss, a desire to redeem oneself, to find hope amongst despair, love despite the violence that ensues around us. As compelling as it is, you will be glued, your cereal will get soggy. A true page turner and a great find for summer reading!

Midnight in Mexico. A reporter's story that spans 3 decades of reporting from both sides of the border and regions throughout the United States (California, Texas, Philadelphia, DC, Boston) and Mexico. The strength of the story lies in the author's in-the-moment narrative of what happens when a reporter becomes more than just a storyteller and becomes a part of the story he is telling. He relies heavily on his own family history to trace the journey of Mexicans north and along the way explains the history of one party rule in Mexico until the 1990s and the initiation and execution of the drug wars through the subsequent Mexican administrations. The story is a page-turner and I finished it in a weekend easily. The action details his own response to becoming a target for the cartels due to his reporting. The historical accounts are superb. Even for a person as myself who grew up visiting Mexico as a child, it was difficult to understand why the violence became so explosive and it is a story he is able to tell deftly through the eyes and words of officials and underlings who devised and acted out the policies that led to the worsening of drug violence in the past decade. A complex story, that took risk to his own life to understand, now laid out for us all to read and learn. It is difficult to grasp as much from following the headlines and this work puts it all into easy reach. It is heavily sourced and has the flavor of reading one of Bob Woodward's insider accounts of American executive branch dynamics. Part action novel, part historical document, part familial lament of immigration, loss and eventually growing again, it succeeds on many levels. The author struggles a bit in switching between Spanish and English, often having to repeat phrases for an English audience. I'm not sure if this is the best practice but it took away from the flow in parts. Overall highly recommended for anyone who has spent time thinking about why two countries separated by such an artificial border have grown apart and together in complex and mysterious ways.

Page turner!. This book had me riveted from page 1. A truly harrowing glimpse into the dark world the Mexican cartels have created, told through the eyes of intrepid reporter Alfredo Corchado. A great read!

Midnight in Mexico. Book was exhilarating. Incredible insight on trafficking world, Mexican and Mexican/American culture and history. While reading book, wondered how licenciado lived to tell. Also appreciated raw emotion transcending from pages when sharing family interactions and life's travesties. I hope Alfredo and Angela are married as I write this as they seem to be soul mates and have endured so much together. I was born in Tijuana but family moved to San Diego when I was an infant. My dad, que en Paz descanse, was born in a little pueblo in Michoacan. Book helped me understand what his life was probably like as a young boy. We take so much for granted and have such a sense of entitlement here in the US, that we never take time to acknowledge our parents painful quest for a better life for their kids. I thank the author for that. Finally, while reading, was on a roller coaster of emotions: love hate, anger, curiosity.... Four different parts had me with tears roling down my cheeks: Dante (have a son named Dante), Tio Delfino, Wicho and father baseball pic and Lupita. I noticed Alfredo didn't get into details about Lupita until the very end. That must have been a very painful experience to put on paper and share. I would highly recommend this to everyone, especially if your roots are from Mexico, whether you were born there or not. I have but one final question for Alfredo, "Can I have a part in the movie?"

Informative and Entertaining. This is a very gripping account of the impact of cartels and the war on drugs through the eyes of a Mexican American reporter.

Excellemt. A very good insight about Mexico's recent history, very well told.

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