Book Review: Hunting Season: Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town

Hunting Season by Mirta Ojito recounts the November 2008 murder of an undocumented Ecuadorean immigrant, Marcelo Lucero.  I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but this book was so well written and flowed so well, it was very easy to read. Unfortunately, it covered the horrible topics of racism and hate crimes. It is sad that this continues to go on in our country and I can only hope that this book will help people understand how to help end racism and the crimes resulting from that racism. In the story told in this book, there are no "winners." The victim was obviously a victim of the crime, but the attackers also are scarred for life because of their actions, which many in their community support. - Rosanna (Downtown)