A review by fesd5
Dominicana by Angie Cruz

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An insightful and gripping piece of literature about the immigrant experience, the politics in New York and the Dominican Republic, the feeling of losing everything you know and being trapped in a loveless marriage for the greater good of your family. I found it extremely informative and it taught me something about my own mother who moved to England and had to learn and adjust to a language she only had an school girl's grip on and a culture she knew almost nothing about. As it is a slow book, I didn't find it "unputdownable", but I did enjoy the read. 
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