pick#Readintheamericas2023 #puertorico A love story to a city and a woman that could never be held onto. The author captures both the love and bitter despair as he walks the streets of San Juan. The argument about authors from Spain not being the center of Hispanic literature unbalances the ending but otherwise I thought it unique and worthy as it captured the in between and confused state of Puerto Rico while giving me a lusty love story.
The book arrived @Notafraidofwords ! Thank you so much for passing it on 😘💜
pickThis is the story of a writer that falls in love with a young woman in the streets of my beloved island of Puerto Rico. This book is not perfect. Li does not always come off as a three dimensional character and the ending is messy. Yet, my island is represented. He captures our inbetweeness, our pain. I recognize the places, the faces the utter grief that comes with not belonging. I know the parks, the food the towns and I‘m there💚
Tonight I grieve with plenty of women in the US. But, I wanted to thank you @MicheleinPhilly for your generosity. I picked these up along with The Odyssey with the gift card I won.
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