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n9mr9t9's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
2.75
mrshood's review
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A stunning, spiral memoir of growing up in Columbia as the daughter and granddaughter of healers. Full of poetic phrases, deep reflection, and plenty of magic, the book does not shy away from the tragedies of war and colonization. Powerfully written, hopeful at its core, I loved every minute and will reread this every few years!
vgk's review
5.0
I loved it. It's a beautifully written book which warns about (amongst other things) the power and limitations of language, and that makes me reluctant to review it in detail. It simply needs to be experienced.
nocuplongenough's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
caitthegreateng's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
hurtadomeli's review
5.0
This book deserves 5+++++++++ stars!!! The writing is phenomenal. It was a great palette cleanser after reading so many fantasy books with lackluster writing. While reading this book, I was swimming in metaphors and investigating my own views of ancestry, mysticism, displacement, duality, nature, and storytelling. I annotated almost every single page of this book and I plan to give it to my best friend (who is Colombian like the author) and have her write her thoughts in the margin too. Let the book become a shared intimacy between us.
tara_pikachu's review
4.0
i’ll give contreras benefit of the doubt, this is one of the best memoirs i’ve read in a while. this how i would like to write, this is how i’d like to tell a story.