A review by siluetas
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros

emotional funny reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

might elaborate later when it's not 2 am but this is beautiful and written in a way that only Latinos can write. it has that idas y vueltas, volver sobre lo mismo, ir al principio de nuevo, take a detour here to go there that's very present in oral storytelling. it's a family saga, an account of your shared history y un gran "porque lo que se hereda no se roba", but it's also just a story about telling stories. what stories do we tell ourselves? who gets to tell their story, what is lost along the way? how the same life or events is recounted and remembered completely differently depending on who's doing the telling. lovely lovely lovely, se siente como estar en casa, con lo hermoso y enmarañado que eso puede ser.