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The second half of the book had a much smoother flow and I think a lot of this had to do with the fact that he fell in love, and so his accounts were told within the context of his budding relationship. The focus of his memoir at this point balances between the romance and his reporting on the political and economic conditions of certain countries.
I learned a lot of little tidbits from this book, but the thing that surprised me the most was the reaction of many Mexicans to September 11th: laughter and celebration. The author writes about going to bars and parties and everywhere he turned people were laughing and celebrating the downfall of the Americans. This was in stark contrast to the sympathy he experienced from citizens when he was in Columbia.
Never the Hope Itself will give you a brief view of the conditions in Central America, Mexico and Haiti as they were when Gerry Hadden was a reporter for NPR, and you will also get a good feel for what life is like for a foreign correspondent. He shares his own story and those of people from various lifestyles and environments – in their day-to-day lives and in times of crisis. It isn’t an in-depth analysis or history, but may whet your appetite to learn more about our neighbors to the south and the hardships that they face.
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