Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago

Las Madres

Esmeralda Santiago

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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From the award-winning, best-selling author of When I Was Puerto Rican, a powerful novel of family, race, faith, sex, and disaster that moves between Puerto Rico and the Bronx, revealing the lives and loves of five women and the secret that binds ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
reflective 74%
sad 49%
challenging 41%
informative 35%
inspiring 31%
tense 31%
hopeful 25%
dark 19%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 43%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 53% | Character: 31% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 42% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 38% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 26%

Average rating

4.13

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