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A review by mariakureads
Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up by Cristela Alonzo
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I had no idea that Cristela had written a book until I got to see her standup show in which she mentioned it and a bit as to how it came to be.
I found this memoir to be such an eye-opener. I had no idea about her growing years or background aside from being a Latina and the voice behind Cruz in Pixar's Cars 3, which I loved, so listening to her narrate her memoir is a bit heartbreaking to hear. There are moments in which her voice catches and the slight pauses in those hard memories that made me, in turn, pause and stop.
Listening to her reflection of her growing years, I realized how certain things happen to come across as the same in Latin communities, as there were a few things I felt I related to so much more because it so closely mirrored mine or those of friends.
I really got to know more on Cristela than I ever could have anticipated and I just want to give her the biggest hug after listening to this.
I found this memoir to be such an eye-opener. I had no idea about her growing years or background aside from being a Latina and the voice behind Cruz in Pixar's Cars 3, which I loved, so listening to her narrate her memoir is a bit heartbreaking to hear. There are moments in which her voice catches and the slight pauses in those hard memories that made me, in turn, pause and stop.
Listening to her reflection of her growing years, I realized how certain things happen to come across as the same in Latin communities, as there were a few things I felt I related to so much more because it so closely mirrored mine or those of friends.
I really got to know more on Cristela than I ever could have anticipated and I just want to give her the biggest hug after listening to this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Racism