Book of Unknown Americans

Book of Unknown Americans

Choose one of the essays in Chapter 7 of the textbook reading critically writing well OR consider the first half of The Book of Unknown Americans, and write a two hundred and fifty word evaluation of it. Did you agree or disagree with the evaluation being made OR are you enjoying the book and why? Point to specific examples in the text (quote) passages that were especially compelling or convincing and/or passages that were not as convincing. How do you think the author was able to (or unable to) connect with the reader? Did you find the author’s descriptions, evidence, characters, etc. effective and/or credible? Why or why not? Try to generate a clear thesis statement (an evaluation) and then support it with example from the text.

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“The Book of Unknown Americans” by Cristina Henríquez is comprised of first-person reminiscences from different characters from Latin American countries such as Panama, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela, and Guatemala. I enjoyed reading the…