tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post3973745000654596496..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The GuardiansSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58975902558573060102011-05-31T02:17:43.207-05:002011-05-31T02:17:43.207-05:00Anonymous, thanks for stopping by. I appreciate y...Anonymous, thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your passion for the novel and its message and it is always a pleasure to meet someone that cares as deeply about a novel as you apparently care about this one.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-66474397807069294252011-05-31T00:03:05.350-05:002011-05-31T00:03:05.350-05:00Understood...thanks for posting this review. It h...Understood...thanks for posting this review. It helped my understanding of the novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87909500855190276562011-05-30T19:36:58.656-05:002011-05-30T19:36:58.656-05:00I understand the points you choose to emphasize, a...I understand the points you choose to emphasize, anonymous, but I stand by the overall impression I got from the author's words. Perhaps we are both correct...or incorrect in our assumptions. I only can speak to how the novel affected me in as truthful a way as I know how. That is what I have done in my review. Thank you for your thoughts.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-17058604938251083102011-05-30T16:12:21.484-05:002011-05-30T16:12:21.484-05:00The Guardians is in NO way about opening borders b...The Guardians is in NO way about opening borders between the US and Mexico. If that's how you read the novel, then you have completely missed the point. Castillo is interested in the interconnected web of violent relations that not only allows but encourages gender violence,corruption, and torture. Her book is a critique of state sanctioned violence, global capitalism, patriarchy, and drug Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54802138972158731282007-08-15T13:28:00.000-05:002007-08-15T13:28:00.000-05:00I agree, Sylvia. Mexico has an obligation to its ...I agree, Sylvia. Mexico has an obligation to its citizens and has failed miserably at meeting that obligation. Corrupt governments always do, and Mexico has one of the worst in the free world. The U.S. is nothing but the safety valve that keeps that corrupt government in power.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42556895283678266892007-08-15T13:26:00.000-05:002007-08-15T13:26:00.000-05:00Susan, I do think it's a worthwhile read. Like I ...Susan, I do think it's a worthwhile read. Like I said, I don't agree with the point-of-view but she does well in stating her case for those who already agree with her...less well for those who don't agree.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28964502609834678752007-08-14T13:00:00.000-05:002007-08-14T13:00:00.000-05:00I don't get this notion that there is something wr...I don't get this notion that there is something wrong with restricting entry to your country. You certainly didn't see Mexico opening its borders to Guatemala during the civil war there! <BR/><BR/>An alternative view to Castillo's might be that if no one could get into the U.S. illegally, they would put more effort into making Mexico a better place to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37506634954440391092007-08-14T10:15:00.000-05:002007-08-14T10:15:00.000-05:00Sounds interesting. I live in Arizona, and this i...Sounds interesting. I live in Arizona, and this is a big issue in our state. Was it a worthwhile read? I think I'll check it out...<BR/><BR/>http://www.blogginboutbooks.blogspot.comSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.com