![]() I feel her passion coming through in her storytelling. The author talks a bit about herself she was a refuge from Trujillo’s regime because of her father’s activism. There weren’t many, but I enjoyed the little drawings in the story some were like maps, though of small places.My paperback copy had fascinating extras. Perhaps it was her privacy that needed to be protected. Dede felt like a bit of a blur for much of the book she’s the one who survived and who was available for providing some factual content. Maria Teresa struck me as somewhat shallow but very funny, Minerva as passionate and generous, and at times infuriating. I enjoyed the different voices, although I had to occasionally look back to see who was narrating.I really enjoyed the characters Maria Teresa, and Minerva, but Patria less so. ![]() I learned a lot about the time and place. I’ve heard her speak a couple times, and I’ve always come away favorably impressed.I loved the humor in the book. I’d like to read other books by this author. I enjoyed the writing style much more than I’d expected. I thought the author did a tremendous job of giving an accurate feeling for what it might feel like to live under a dictatorship regime, and of being public, oppositional figures in such a situation. I ended up having actual nightmares because of and relating to this book. The pertinent real people could have taken on more minor roles in the story, and then I wouldn’t have minded their fictionalization. If it really was, however, then I’d rather this historical fiction story have had entirely fictional characters as the main characters. Given that there is one surviving sister I’d hope that wasn’t an impossible feat. I’d rather have had a non-fiction book about the Mirabal sisters. I can’t rate this book with 5 stars because its fiction/non-fiction format drove me crazy. Pero tambiEn ganaron una identidad que retrata al de muchas familias de inmigrantes que dIa a dIa luchan por tener un ![]() Privilegiada y conservadora en Santo Domingo y que harAn todo lo posible para adaptarse a este nuevo paIs plagadoĪlvarez nos deleita, narrando con una originalidad y ligereza sorprendente el cOmo las GarcIa perdieron su acento, GarcIa, por caminos deliciosamente divertidos y tambiEn plagados de conflictos generacionales, donde las barrerasĭel lenguaje y del prejuicio social se patentizan en el trayecto de unas rebeldes hermanas que han dejado atrAs la vida La excelente narrativa de Julia Alvarez nos lleva de la mano por el recorrido de las dinAmicas hermanas Y en extremo liberal para sus conservadores padres. Abandonando la tensiOn polItica de la RepUblicaDominicana de los explosivos aNos sesenta, las cuatro hermanas GarcIaĪcompaNadas de sus padres se autoexilian en el Bronx Neoyorquino, arribando a un ambiente totalmente desconocido ![]()
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