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A review by pkgonzales7
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
I like Alvarez’s writing style. Their is something fluid and startling in it, in the way she describes a character’s emotions or a scene. A subtle clarity to it.
This was an interesting exploration of four sisters that reveals itself in layers since the narrative goes backward. It’s not the most coherent narrative but reads more like a series of portraits that together leave a lasting, unsettling impression of what it means to live between worlds and cultures. I like the strong emphasis on family and how each sister navigates the strictures differently. It’s very much a family story yet very contextualized within what was happening in society politically and socially at the time.
This was an interesting exploration of four sisters that reveals itself in layers since the narrative goes backward. It’s not the most coherent narrative but reads more like a series of portraits that together leave a lasting, unsettling impression of what it means to live between worlds and cultures. I like the strong emphasis on family and how each sister navigates the strictures differently. It’s very much a family story yet very contextualized within what was happening in society politically and socially at the time.