A review by srcamacho93
Malinche Spanish Version: Novela by Laura Esquivel

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The beginning of the book was a bit slow. I love the metaphors and the playful words to make the reader come to join the magical world of Malinalli. For a second it felt like an anthropological research paper telling the story of Malinalli but I like it. I like the mentioned of the many indigenous trips and the use of the náhuatl language. I like how she describe the new generation of mestizos and how even though they are the new world they would fall into a limbo of identify. I didn’t like the romanization of Cortes and Malinalli but I do like the book focusing on her view. Trying to understand her and her actions.