A review by ericgaryanderson
King of Cuba by Cristina García

5.0

Garcia is always great fun, but I never expected to see her shuttle a narrative back and forth between 80-something Fidel Castro ("the tyrant") and an 80-something Cuban exile gent who lives in Florida and wants nothing more than to avenge the tyrant. I read for the luminous writing and the southern/Caribbean atmospherics, but I also read for the plot. This could be Garcia's first page-turner.