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A review by moth_dance
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
5.0
Lozana. Vívida. Épica.
Lectura Obligatoria.
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Lush. Vivid. Epic.
REQUIRED READING.
I wish I had this book with me when I was in high school. And when I started my first year of college. And when I moved to an new city. And when I felt alone and lonely.
So many times in school and college, I've struggled with "the great American novel" created by these "great American authors." But tbh this is it. Sandra Cisneros is the great American author and Caramelo is the great American novel. Unlearn what the public school system has told you. Decolonize your bookshelf. Realize the fact of the matter is that immigrant families living and loving in America and beyond are just as passionate and complex and beautiful as all those other novels with Euro-centric characters and plots.
Dickens is dead. Cisneros is living. Not just literally, but figuratively too.
Thank you for this gift, Sandra Cisneros. I say your name with total admiration.
Lectura Obligatoria.
//
Lush. Vivid. Epic.
REQUIRED READING.
I wish I had this book with me when I was in high school. And when I started my first year of college. And when I moved to an new city. And when I felt alone and lonely.
So many times in school and college, I've struggled with "the great American novel" created by these "great American authors." But tbh this is it. Sandra Cisneros is the great American author and Caramelo is the great American novel. Unlearn what the public school system has told you. Decolonize your bookshelf. Realize the fact of the matter is that immigrant families living and loving in America and beyond are just as passionate and complex and beautiful as all those other novels with Euro-centric characters and plots.
Dickens is dead. Cisneros is living. Not just literally, but figuratively too.
Thank you for this gift, Sandra Cisneros. I say your name with total admiration.