One of the strongest memoirs I've read that centers the art of translation through the lens of necessity. It reminds us of the privilege it is to get to tell your story from your own account. I would highly recommend this one to everyone!

I loved where Oliva was going with this memoir, sharing her journey through language, connection, and faith. I did find the reading experience chaotic. It seemed that Oliva jumped between topics and there wasn't a good flow throughout the book, but the storytelling was good. *Advance copy provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

While I enjoyed the topic of this book, the writing felt all over the place. Sometimes it made it difficult to follow the point the author was trying to make.

Alejandra Oliva challenges readers by putting faces and stories to the "immigrant crisis". Rivermouth is part memoir and critique of the immigration system that stays with you.

This is not a novel, not an essay, not a documentary. It´s something on the edge between memoir, loose thoughts, and documentary. Even though it´s beautifully written I have struggled with reading this. The author jumps from one topic to another only to throw in some of her own personal experiences. It´s very chaotic and hard to read, and it requires a great deal of focus from a reader.
Fantastic as a lullaby.

I love books that challenge our dominant narratives of place and belonging in relation to our world and this book is no different!

Rivermouth was exactly what I needed to read about the immigration crisis because it showed clearly who was *actually* experiencing the crisis: immigrants themselves. This book is a call for reform at the highest levels down to individuals' thought processes. I can't possibly recommend it enough. It's only February and I've already put Rivermouth on my Best Books of the Year list.