Afro-Cuban Tales by Lydia Cabrera

Afro-Cuban Tales

Lydia Cabrera with J. Alberto Hernandez-Chiroldes (Translator), Lauren Yoder (Translator)

169 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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As much a storyteller as an ethnographer, Lydia Cabrera was captivated by a strange and magical new world revealed to her by her Afro-Cuban friends in early twentieth-century Havana. In Afro-Cuban Tales this world comes to teeming life, introducin...

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Community Reviews Summary of 13 reviews

Moods

funny 100%
emotional 50%
informative 50%
lighthearted 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | N/A: 50%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Average rating

3.5

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