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ramblingbard's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bundy23's review against another edition
1.0
DNF.
It's all just so boring. The writing is boring. The characters are boring. Everyone is so miserable that they can't return to Cuba that they are incapable of seeing any joy in anything at all. Case in point, there's a girl complaining about how awful life is and that they had to leave their good cutlery in Cuba BUT HER FAMILY HAVE A LIVE-IN MAID AND COOK!!! If you can't be happy with a maid and cook you don't deserve anything resembling happiness and I'm buggered if I can be bothered finishing a book with these types of people as tragic hero's. If anything, it actually made me more Pro-Castro than I already was :-D
It's all just so boring. The writing is boring. The characters are boring. Everyone is so miserable that they can't return to Cuba that they are incapable of seeing any joy in anything at all. Case in point, there's a girl complaining about how awful life is and that they had to leave their good cutlery in Cuba BUT HER FAMILY HAVE A LIVE-IN MAID AND COOK!!! If you can't be happy with a maid and cook you don't deserve anything resembling happiness and I'm buggered if I can be bothered finishing a book with these types of people as tragic hero's. If anything, it actually made me more Pro-Castro than I already was :-D
bgg616's review against another edition
4.0
Poignant stories revolving around Cuban exiles and memories of Cuba.
ericamh_'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sophiavass's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rhodaj's review against another edition
3.0
I quite enjoyed the short stories in this book, although some of them were a little unusual and a couple of them were a little vague. Overall I liked them though, although I was hoping that it would have portrayed life in Cuba a little more.
dfparizeau's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5