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caecilianflesh's review against another edition
4.0
interesting, but i find the “i appreciate the acceptance by far right” kind of gross.
an easy read.
also lots of stereotypes against rural peasants and such which seem insufficiently addressed
an easy read.
also lots of stereotypes against rural peasants and such which seem insufficiently addressed
tapsandtomes's review against another edition
2.0
Read my full review here: http://ilayreading.com/2015/09/03/the-underdogslos-de-abajo/
Azuela writes about an exile in the Mexican Revolution who takes up arms against the Federales, and forms his own band of rebels.
The book itself is short and very fast-paced. It only took about two hours for me to finish, even taking my time to try and understand what was going on. I was reading one of those free Amazon English-version of a Spanish book, and free translations always have an awkward pacing, just in their nature. But I don’t think that was my problem, really. I just plain don’t know anything about the Mexican Revolution. Honestly, I had it confused with the Texas Revolution–the one Sam Houston was involved in. When I realized how wrong that was…well I felt really stupid.
The book was published in 1915, which according to Wikipedia is right in the middle of everything. If you were in Mexico in 1915, you KNEW what was happening, and the book is written for that audience. I don’t have much of a verdict here…I’m not the best judge. What I do know, is that I am going to add some books on the Mexican Revolution to my TBR. When ignorant about a subject, the only thing I can do is read more about it!
Azuela writes about an exile in the Mexican Revolution who takes up arms against the Federales, and forms his own band of rebels.
The book itself is short and very fast-paced. It only took about two hours for me to finish, even taking my time to try and understand what was going on. I was reading one of those free Amazon English-version of a Spanish book, and free translations always have an awkward pacing, just in their nature. But I don’t think that was my problem, really. I just plain don’t know anything about the Mexican Revolution. Honestly, I had it confused with the Texas Revolution–the one Sam Houston was involved in. When I realized how wrong that was…well I felt really stupid.
The book was published in 1915, which according to Wikipedia is right in the middle of everything. If you were in Mexico in 1915, you KNEW what was happening, and the book is written for that audience. I don’t have much of a verdict here…I’m not the best judge. What I do know, is that I am going to add some books on the Mexican Revolution to my TBR. When ignorant about a subject, the only thing I can do is read more about it!
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