38 reviews for:

Hotel Cuba

Aaron Hamburger

3.86 AVERAGE

omgitsleahh's review

4.0

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3.5 stars, rounded up. This was a fairly quick read (I hustled through it partially thanks to approaching library due dates

bryng's review against another edition

5.0

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Couldn't put it down.

I grabbed this book mainly to fulfill a book club reading category, but once I started I couldn't put it down. The way he describes their lives, their personalities, their adventures. I look forward to reading more of his books.

beatty_w's review

3.75

emotional

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

kalie626's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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: Yes

booksandcoldbrew's review

3.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

literatimedium's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rl_maizes's review against another edition

5.0

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I don't read much historical fiction but I loved this. The writing was gorgeous, the characters were a satisfying mix of dark and light. Reading it now as thousands of people try desperately to cross the U.S. border for a safer, freer life for themselves and their children was especially meaningful. It made me think more about my own parents and grandparents who endured similar struggles. I can't recommend highly enough.

superdewa's review

4.0

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This has similarities to my grandfather’s story. He left Austria-Hungary around 1920 and lived in Cuba until he could find a way into the US. He was a hard worker who opened a grocery store in Brooklyn. I knew very little of what he might have experienced in Austria-Hungary or Cuba, so this was fascinating to me.

mhallaj's review

3.5

adventurous inspiring slow-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: Complicated

imjusthoping's review against another edition

3.0

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Eh. It was fine enough but no one was particularly likable and the story was predictable.