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A Cafecito Story: El Cuento del Cafecito by Julia Alvarez

graciefrenchfries's review

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5.0

Nostalgic, sweet little bilingual book

nachor's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

If it wasn't for the fact that I was running out of time with my Goodreads Reading Challenge, I'm sure I would've never picked this book up. However, it was a really cute story with a wholesome message. 

dollopofdaisy's review

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2.0

This book tries to be meaningful and symbolic and it doesn't do well. It feels forced, and tries too hard to be a cute story.

bettyreads's review

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5.0

Gosh, this made me want to go back to D.R. and just get lost in the fields. It has been over 8 years since I've been, might be time to plan a trip. :)

chaoticbibliophile's review against another edition

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3.0

Really a two-star story, but the woodcuts were gorgeous and so made this a three-star book. Interesting concept as a pamphlet, not so successful a story telling.

kerrianne's review against another edition

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5.0

This story is: a) simply told, but beautifully so;
b) small in size while simultaneously being large in scope;
c) stunning in the way sitting beneath a shaded tree on a sultry day is;
d) exactly what I needed to read the morning I poured it over my eyes and
soon thereafter garnished my cafecito with happy tear water;
e) all of the above.
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