Scan barcode
A review by sarahrahrah
Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely loved this short story collection, and I'm very grateful for the DPL's Winter of Reading program for promoting me to search out a Coloradan author.
The audiobook was a lovely experience, with each chapter read by one of the six narrators. Each story was uniquely poignant and on a spectrum of emotional depth. I particularly loved listening to Remedies, Galapago, Tomi, All Her Names, and Ghost Sickness, but I liked each story in the collection, as well as how they connected but didn't overlap directly (similar mentions of streets, clubs, names at cemeteries, etc.)
The way Fajardo-Anstine beautifully writes descriptions of the various neighborhoods and experiences across time made my heart ache with nostalgia for a Denver that no longer exists. The characters, their struggles, and the violence often present in their lives were presented with such love and care. I know I'll remember this one for many years to come.
The audiobook was a lovely experience, with each chapter read by one of the six narrators. Each story was uniquely poignant and on a spectrum of emotional depth. I particularly loved listening to Remedies, Galapago, Tomi, All Her Names, and Ghost Sickness, but I liked each story in the collection, as well as how they connected but didn't overlap directly (similar mentions of streets, clubs, names at cemeteries, etc.)
The way Fajardo-Anstine beautifully writes descriptions of the various neighborhoods and experiences across time made my heart ache with nostalgia for a Denver that no longer exists. The characters, their struggles, and the violence often present in their lives were presented with such love and care. I know I'll remember this one for many years to come.
She was young and blonde, with a sheen to her skin that only comes from years of good nutrition, expensive moisturizers, and generations of tragedy-free living. -Sabrina and Corina
[His] cowboy boots lined the closet floor, a pointed row of ancient leather. All of it junk, and all of it precious. -Galapago
They're both blonde with sharp features and lengthy, ivory necks. Ana often wonders about students like Colleen, Denver newcomers with trust-funds and loft apartments. They came with the tech jobs, and legalization of weed. 'The Great Green Rush,' Ana thinks.
Clifton says they aren't too bad. They have nice apartments with new paint, all their cars run, and they rarely speak to you in public. Two worlds in one space. The longer they stay, however, the more Ana worries their world is collapsing her own. -Ghost Sickness
For the remainder of class, Brown lectures, answers appropriate questions, and shakes her head, "No, not quite," when a front-row student compares the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde to the grandeur of Notre Dame. -Ghost Sickness.