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357 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565122765
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: 09 June 2000
Description
In her most ambitious work since In the Time of Butterflies, Julia Alvarez tells the story of a woman whose poetry inspired one Caribbean revolution and of her daughter whose dedication to teaching strengthened another. Camila Henriquez Urena is a...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
inspiring 73%
emotional 66%
informative 60%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 13%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illnessModerate
Child death, Xenophobia, Miscarriage
357 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565122765
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: 09 June 2000
Description
In her most ambitious work since In the Time of Butterflies, Julia Alvarez tells the story of a woman whose poetry inspired one Caribbean revolution and of her daughter whose dedication to teaching strengthened another. Camila Henriquez Urena is a...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
inspiring 73%
emotional 66%
informative 60%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 13%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illnessModerate
Child death, Xenophobia, Miscarriage