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readwithpassion's review against another edition
5.0
Surviving Santiago tells the story of a Tina Aguilar who is forced to live for a summer with her alcoholic, politically active father in Santiago, Chile. The 1989 dangerous Pinochet regime provides a harrowing setting for this text. The narrative unfolds right along with the political backdrop. Lyn tackles complex themes that will connect with all readers: family, love, honor, loyalty and self-discovery.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
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martha_schwalbe's review against another edition
2.0
Given the the title, I wanted to love this book. It was okay.
The plot moved and the basic idea had potential.
My disappointment in the book was that I never really felt like I left Wisconsin and I didn't get to know the characters very well. While the story was supposed to take place in Chile and the characters were Chilean, as a white, American, I never felt that another part of the world was being revealed to me (one of my main reasons for reading).
The aunt, Ileana, is an architect but we never get to see her work or visit her buildings, although several references are made, that we might. Entering and leaving any of the buildings is the same as I might enter and leave mine.
Historically, the reader doesn't learn much about the revolution either.
I guess I would recommend this book to readers who like gone-bad romances. It's not on my top-ten for NYRA.
The plot moved and the basic idea had potential.
My disappointment in the book was that I never really felt like I left Wisconsin and I didn't get to know the characters very well. While the story was supposed to take place in Chile and the characters were Chilean, as a white, American, I never felt that another part of the world was being revealed to me (one of my main reasons for reading).
The aunt, Ileana, is an architect but we never get to see her work or visit her buildings, although several references are made, that we might. Entering and leaving any of the buildings is the same as I might enter and leave mine.
Historically, the reader doesn't learn much about the revolution either.
I guess I would recommend this book to readers who like gone-bad romances. It's not on my top-ten for NYRA.
atschakfoert's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars: I appreciated the political aspects of this story and the reminder that just because the fighting has stopped, does not mean that the war is over. The protagonist was a bit too selfish/wishy-washy for me and a little too interested in scoring/smoking weed as much as she could. I also am not a huge believer in love at first sight so the for that reason the "love" story was a bit much for me (let's call it a "lust" story instead.)
martha_schwalbe's review
2.0
Given the the title, I wanted to love this book. It was okay.
The plot moved and the basic idea had potential.
My disappointment in the book was that I never really felt like I left Wisconsin and I didn't get to know the characters very well. While the story was supposed to take place in Chile and the characters were Chilean, as a white, American, I never felt that another part of the world was being revealed to me (one of my main reasons for reading).
The aunt, Ileana, is an architect but we never get to see her work or visit her buildings, although several references are made, that we might. Entering and leaving any of the buildings is the same as I might enter and leave mine.
Historically, the reader doesn't learn much about the revolution either.
I guess I would recommend this book to readers who like gone-bad romances. It's not on my top-ten for NYRA.
The plot moved and the basic idea had potential.
My disappointment in the book was that I never really felt like I left Wisconsin and I didn't get to know the characters very well. While the story was supposed to take place in Chile and the characters were Chilean, as a white, American, I never felt that another part of the world was being revealed to me (one of my main reasons for reading).
The aunt, Ileana, is an architect but we never get to see her work or visit her buildings, although several references are made, that we might. Entering and leaving any of the buildings is the same as I might enter and leave mine.
Historically, the reader doesn't learn much about the revolution either.
I guess I would recommend this book to readers who like gone-bad romances. It's not on my top-ten for NYRA.
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