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abbey_creechie's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
mgouker's review
4.0
Castillo is a brilliant writer who uses voice to immerse the reader in her dry borderland filled with warm loving tragically-fated characters. This is a sad story told in a bouncing voice, which shouldn't work, but works so well. I loved this one! :-)
katie_turt's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
meliagelinas's review
3.0
This book was very strange. Not in a bad way, it was just different. I liked the book more at the start, it was quirky and held my attention. It follows a family in New Mexico, and it choked full of magical realism. There is a lot of suspension of disbelief necessary for this book. As we kept reading I started to like the book a bit less, but I think that partially just has to do with how much my teacher was pushing us to read between classes and I felt overwhelmed, so reading felt more like a burden than something I would actually enjoy. Give it a shot -- you may like it.
elenaj15's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A super interesting book about family and life in a Latino community but so much happens it’s sometimes hard to keep track of!
lattelibrarian's review
5.0
Very interesting! This novel encompassed many genres that I was not familiar with, such as magical realism. However, I must say that for my first magical realism novel, this was a really good one to go with. I'm glad I'm having the chance to discuss this novel in a Chicanx Literature class, so that I can get the most out of it.
tabula_risa's review against another edition
funny
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5