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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Woman Hollering Creek is a short story collection by Sandra Cisneros, an American with Mexican heritage. The stories centre the experiences of Latina women on both sides of the border. As with all collections I had my favourites but could see strong points in all of them. Cisneros’s writing was powerful yet straightforward, the sort of book anybody could read - which isn’t to say that it doesn’t have literary merit because it most definitely does. The contrast between the stories with younger characters, which were warm and tender with a quiet innocence, to those with older women who all seemed to be suffering in one way or another and were understandably world weary was clear. One story I especially enjoyed was Little Miracles, Kept Promises which managed to convey so much in so few words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
jordanreading's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexism, Violence, War, Colonisation, Rape, Death, Deportation, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Child abuse
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