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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
2 stars
Read this for book club which was an interesting experience in and of itself - may change my rating after our last meeting.
A memoir in which reality is filled with supernatural experiences, this is a book where you really have to believe and accept what is told because otherwise the way this is told is so disorienting and won’t be a fun read. Very nonlinear and spanning generations within her family, the author touches upon many different themes about family, culture, gender, and colonialism. I think the writing style was quite nice and was well written, with certain scenes really resonating with me. However, the majority of the book was her recounting family stories which didn’t really speak to me and sometimes were repetitive in their messaging.
Towards the end she becomes more upfront about the clashing of American culture with her Colombian culture which was really interesting but definitely differed in the prose earlier in the book which was a little disarming. All in all, this was an interesting read I wouldn’t have otherwise picked up but feel generally neutral on it.
Read this for book club which was an interesting experience in and of itself - may change my rating after our last meeting.
A memoir in which reality is filled with supernatural experiences, this is a book where you really have to believe and accept what is told because otherwise the way this is told is so disorienting and won’t be a fun read. Very nonlinear and spanning generations within her family, the author touches upon many different themes about family, culture, gender, and colonialism. I think the writing style was quite nice and was well written, with certain scenes really resonating with me. However, the majority of the book was her recounting family stories which didn’t really speak to me and sometimes were repetitive in their messaging.
Towards the end she becomes more upfront about the clashing of American culture with her Colombian culture which was really interesting but definitely differed in the prose earlier in the book which was a little disarming. All in all, this was an interesting read I wouldn’t have otherwise picked up but feel generally neutral on it.
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Classism
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
how can a memoir about a place and family that you've never been to or known feel like home?
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced