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bookepler's review against another edition
5.0
Hermoso!, por momentos increíble como la vida misma, pero siempre hermoso al final.
Casi a la mitad del libro hay unas fotografías, si las ven al final de leerlo creo que es mejor, ya que los pueden "spoilear" como a mi.
Casi a la mitad del libro hay unas fotografías, si las ven al final de leerlo creo que es mejor, ya que los pueden "spoilear" como a mi.
berdibeereads's review against another edition
5.0
Villaseñor wrote a beautiful family saga, and a true telling about how his family ended up in California. Specifically from el barrio de Carlsbad.
Carlsbad, California is definitely not a barrio anymore, it is now a very sought after and pricy city to live in.
His father, Juan Salvador Villaseñor was raised in the beautiful hills of Los Altos de Jalisco Mexico, before he and his family decided to make their way to the US. They escaped the hunger, lack of jobs, loss of resources, and abuse, left behind during the Mexican Revolution. The same circumstances were true for his mother, Lupe.
Rain of Gold really digs deep into what it was like growing up during a revolution, and getting taken advantage by soldiers, people both from the US and Mexico, and Europeans. It also touches on how the native people were killed, raped, abused, and worked like dogs.
To escape one nightmare and go into a new territory where people still disrespected and mistreated them.
This story is laced with Mexican sayings that are mystical but are simply true in some way or another. Love, strength, and devotion are what kept these people alive and able to persevere when times seemed hopeless.
Carlsbad, California is definitely not a barrio anymore, it is now a very sought after and pricy city to live in.
His father, Juan Salvador Villaseñor was raised in the beautiful hills of Los Altos de Jalisco Mexico, before he and his family decided to make their way to the US. They escaped the hunger, lack of jobs, loss of resources, and abuse, left behind during the Mexican Revolution. The same circumstances were true for his mother, Lupe.
Rain of Gold really digs deep into what it was like growing up during a revolution, and getting taken advantage by soldiers, people both from the US and Mexico, and Europeans. It also touches on how the native people were killed, raped, abused, and worked like dogs.
To escape one nightmare and go into a new territory where people still disrespected and mistreated them.
This story is laced with Mexican sayings that are mystical but are simply true in some way or another. Love, strength, and devotion are what kept these people alive and able to persevere when times seemed hopeless.
senorita_ale's review
5.0
My first Chicano Lit book. Read it my first year of college and since then have read it a total of 4 times.
jennyonthebook's review
5.0
This could very well be one of my all time favorite books. We had book group about it and it seemed like every one really liked it. But I just loved it. The characters were so wonderful and spiritual and I was pulling for them the whole time even when they were doing illegal things and shooting people. What an amazing story. I am excited to read the sequel.
parkyparkpark's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
cactuswrenwriter's review
2.0
a good enthralling story, but not thrilled about the writing...i'm about halfway through.