A review by moxiedoll
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos

2.0

1.5 stars. I picked this up again to fulfill two goals - reading a multicultural book and reading something I failed to finish in the past. While I "finished" it this time, it was only after skimming the last third of it. I support a lot of what others have said - the characters are unlikeable, the plotline is flat and the sexual references are overabundant and terribly annoying by the end. I really want to like Hijuelos though, so I plan on trying another title in the future.