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Whether or not you enjoy this book may depend on your personal style of traveling.
Do you prefer to see...
A) more places, spending less time in each; or,
B) fewer places, getting to know each well.
If you answered A, you may find "The Tenth Island" slow-going, and slightly tedious. But if you answered B, you may find this a lovely, meandering read, as I did.
Much of the book details the connections between the Azores and the Azorean communities of central California, Boston, and Toronto. Inherent in this are feelings of otherness, but also of belonging. These immigrant / emigrant experiences are key in our understanding of our neighbors in today's world.
While I cannot condone the bullfighting / outrunning of bulls, I was heartened to learn of Terceira's efforts to improve the cagarros (bird) population.
[To be fair, my personal interest in Portugal, the Azores, and the Portuguese language are quite high. This may have influenced my enjoyment of the book!]
Do you prefer to see...
A) more places, spending less time in each; or,
B) fewer places, getting to know each well.
If you answered A, you may find "The Tenth Island" slow-going, and slightly tedious. But if you answered B, you may find this a lovely, meandering read, as I did.
Much of the book details the connections between the Azores and the Azorean communities of central California, Boston, and Toronto. Inherent in this are feelings of otherness, but also of belonging. These immigrant / emigrant experiences are key in our understanding of our neighbors in today's world.
While I cannot condone the bullfighting / outrunning of bulls, I was heartened to learn of Terceira's efforts to improve the cagarros (bird) population.
[To be fair, my personal interest in Portugal, the Azores, and the Portuguese language are quite high. This may have influenced my enjoyment of the book!]