Reviews

Umbrela Roșie by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

aprilyang1's review against another edition

5.0

I rated ‘The Red Umbrella’ 5 stars!

While this story is fictional, it is based on the true event’s inspired by the many children who left Cuba without their parents/guardians for America between 1960-1962.

Truly, this story was beautiful. Christina Diaz Gonzalez does a wonderful job pacing the story so it that feels natural. I felt that I was there watching Lucia grow up and each character felt special/unique in their own way. Lucia, especially, I think was written as if she were a real teenager who is struggling to be like her peers or be true to herself. If I am being honest, I did not have anything I disliked about this story,

Overall, I loved this book so much! l’d definitely recommend this book for everyone.

cactuspunk's review against another edition

3.0

A well written immigrant coming-of-age story with a great female protagonist. The story had a well made plot and interesting story. My only problem was a bit rushed ending that I would have loved to have more time being fully filled out.

stinamoore1971's review against another edition

5.0

2nd time reading. I absolutely love this book. Such a powerful history lesson that shows the love of a family.

la_bibliofille89's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

coffee_drinking_catlady's review against another edition

emotional funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

sheen98's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

katelarm's review against another edition

5.0

the first book I ever remember reading and absolutely loved

krissyronan's review against another edition

4.0

I didn’t really know a lot about Cuba in the 60s but this book helped me see the human side.

beecheralyson's review against another edition

5.0

This story was good to read but also hard to read. Diaz Gonzalez did an amazing job in capturing all of the emotions that her characters were going through in such a tumultuous time. I'll be writing up a more complete review later, but definitely a book I would recommend.

book_nut's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting side to the Cuban revolution: the tale of the children who were exiled to the US. Well told.