The Guardians : A Novel (Paperback)

from wcath

Ana Castillo's new novel The Guardians is set against a landscape rich in history and culture yet torn apart by some of today's biggest social dilemmas. The US-Mexican border towns of Cabuche and Juarez and the unforgiving desert that separates them are the backdrop for the story of Regina and he...

from Tricoteuse

The Guardians is the story of two immigrant families living in New Mexico near the US-Mexican border. The focus of the book is a woman named Regina and her nephew Gabo along with her friend Miguel and his grandfather. Overall, the story is very engaging, particularly the parts told from the point...

from fikustree

"The guardians" is novel told by four different people. The story takes place over ten months in a New Mexican border town where our characters try to continue their lives while searching for relatives that have gone missing while crossing the Mexican border. I found myself thinking about "The Ju...

from KC9333

The Guardians is a provocative novel that raised interesting issues. It is the story of poor mexicans forced to cross the border in search of a better life. It is told in first person by 4 different characters in a mostly linear fashion. I would say it is a good novel not a great one..... The goo...

from NativeRoses

i expected to like this novel. The cover blurbs are great and the themes are urgent. Unfortunately, the novel itself veers between long stretches of dreadful plotlessness, highly improbable events that (finally) drive the plot forward, and seemingly endless pages filled with characters' musings t...