A review by hurtadomeli
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

4.0

This book doesn't have a dramatic plot. Instead, the narrator just explores the diverse experiences and perspectives of sisters who immigrate at a young age from the DR to the U.S. With this book, Julia Alvarez once again centers the voices of immigrant, bilingual women. In the future, I would love to see a book like this one explore even more nuanced identities, such as class differences, diverse sexualities, etc. This book is so important for the latinx community, since we rarely see our voices represented outside of tropes and stereotypes.