Reviews

Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor

fr33ms005's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful book, finished it to Lovers Rock by TV Girl aka the best love song. Salvador (or Juan) and Lupe are true soulmates. Cried and laughed and cringed during the book. Brought a harsh light to the world in a wind of wonderful words, trully a perfect book which will continue on to be one of my favorites. While I know not everyone will enjoy this book I sure hope they take the time to understand it, to feel its words and message, and maybe to learn to love it. Loved it!!♡

hem's review against another edition

5.0

Uniquely beautiful. At once a sweeping saga of a family over generations and a warmly intimate portrait of its members, inviting the reader to smell, feel, taste, and know the spirit sustaining each one.

kdferrin's review

5.0

I really enjoyed reading this book even though most of the people in it aren't exactly what I would consider admirable. I felt a little bad that I spent most of the time thinking that the author’s mother would have been so much better off if she had married her other boyfriend. I am still a little gap jawed that a man would so boldly lie to the girl he wants to marry and then continue to lie for years after they are married.

I loved that this nonfiction book read like a novel but it could use a little bit of editing. A few things were unnecessarily repeated. The one that stuck most in my mind is that twice he comments how happy the author’s father was when he found out that the author’s mom didn't like to dance because that meant that she hadn't been touched by other men. That is a bit rich coming from a guy who declares that the best thing to do after discovering that you love a girl is to go visit a prostitute.

mcarroll's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

beth793's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

aimeereadsthebooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

azalia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

margo415's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

hmfogtliwy50's review

5.0

I have read this book at least a dozen times in the last 15 years. Beautiful story about two immigrant families and their journeys to the US from Mexico.

annikamcginn's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

4.5