A review by bookreviewswithkb
My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

fast-paced

3.75

i appreciated reading the author’s story as she explored the expectations placed upon her by herself, her family, and society, particularly as it relates to her education and career in order to provide the life of her parent’s dreams. Guitierrez makes some astute observations about separation, longing, and mental but it lacks the level of reflection and detail that i enjoy in memoirs. it was interesting, but not compelling. it almost reads more like a young adult memoir