A review by geroescribe
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

fast-paced

3.0

Me topé con un autor magnífico como storyteller, aunque en este libro, se destaca haciéndolo con muchas historias ajenas a la principal. Aunque quedé fascinado con la forma en que narra los sucesos e interacciones, no logré engancharme a ningún personaje del todo. 

Sentí que no hubo personaje principal, sino muchos secundarios. De la misma forma, percibí lo mismo de las problemáticas que deseaba hacernos reflexionar o estar conscientes de ello. 

Me llevé un sabor agridulce porque intenté con todo lo que pude que me gustara mucho, pero quedé a medias.

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I came across a magnificent author as a storyteller, although in this book, he stands out doing so with many stories other than the main one. Although I was fascinated by the way he narrates the events and interactions, I couldn't completely get attached to any character. 

I felt that there was no main character, but many secondary characters. In the same way, I perceived the same thing about the problems that he wanted to make us reflect or be aware of. 

I got a bittersweet taste because I tried everything I could to really like it, but I came up halfway.