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Dominicana
Dominicana: A Novel | Angie Cruz
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I have been eagerly waiting for a new book from Angie Cruz. So glad the time has come. Edwidge Danticat, author of Brother Im Dying and Breath, Eyes, Memory Gorgeous writing, gorgeous story. Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street An essential read for our times. Cristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in Cuban Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. It doesnt matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. So on New Years Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juans free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay. As the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his familys assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America. When Juan returns, Ana must decide once again between her heart and her duty to her family.
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KristiAhlers
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Mehso-so

I read this book for the #ReadingTheAmericas2023 reading challenge. This title was set in the Dominican Republic and I had high hopes for this one but it fell flat...and short of those expectations. Whilst I liked the characters and I enjoyed the cultural details the book didn't leave me in awe. 🌟🌟🌟 @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

BarbaraBB I know what you mean. I felt similar when I read it earlier this year. (edited) 9mo
Librarybelle While I like the hardcover cover for its bright colors, I think I like this cover a bit more - still bright colors, but more appealing to me. It‘s a shame the book was just a so-so! 9mo
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Catsandbooks
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Mehso-so

2.75/5 ⭐️ I really expected more from this book. I felt like the book moved so slow and then the ending was just rushed in a few pages and seemed abrupt. Also it was just overall sad. I did appreciate this immigrant perspective though. #FoodandLit 🇩🇴

P.S. Zola wanted to show off her fresh haircut! 💖

Texreader Darling puppy! I‘m sorry the book was a bummer 14mo
Cazxxx She is absolutely adorable 🥰 14mo
vlwelser Zola 😍🖤 14mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 14mo
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BarbaraBB
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Mehso-so

Ana is fifteen and leaving the #DominicanRepublic with her much older husband to live in New York. Her family expects her to conquer the city and send money back home, but Ana‘s reality is another one. It‘s a grim life with a touch of love and lightness.

In enjoyed reading it but I think it won‘t stick with me for a long time.

#ReadingTheAmericas2023 🇩🇴 #52Booksclub23 #CountryNameInTitle #FoodAndLit #pop23 #FeaturesTwoLanguages

Megabooks I have this up for the DR too. Great review! 14mo
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Librarybelle Great review! 14mo
Ruthiella You hit tons of prompts with just the one book! 👏👏👏 14mo
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella so pragmatic 😉 14mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks I think @Cinfhen enjoyed it more than I did. Curious what you‘ll think! 14mo
Cinfhen It was a slow start for me but eventually i came to really care for Ana. It‘s true it‘s not very memorable but I feel that way about most books😩I think knowing this book was based on the author‘s mother‘s real life story made this a pick. I‘d like to read this book by the same author @Megabooks (edited) 14mo
squirrelbrain Sorry you didn‘t love it, but yay for lots of prompts! 14mo
Catsandbooks I'm in the middle of it and feeling mixed too. 🇩🇴 14mo
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BarbaraBB
Dominicana: A Novel | Angie Cruz
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#WeeklyForecast 06/23

Cindy I hope you‘ve had the best of times in Morocco❤️

@sarahbarnes You were so right! I am reading Familiar and can‘t put it down! I already ordered two more books by J Robert Lennon and am officially a fan 😀

I am also reading The Violin Conspiracy, a surprisingly easy #Tob2023 read. Next will be the tagged book for #FoodAndLit as well as #ReadingTheAmericas2023.

Last but not least another Japan oriented book 😍

LeeRHarry Will be interested to hear your thoughts on Jessica Au‘s book 😊 14mo
TrishB Good plans👍🏻 14mo
squirrelbrain I really liked Dominicana when I read it a few years ago. 14mo
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Cinfhen I‘ve had the BEST time but im glad to be home- im curious to hear more about this new author you discovered 14mo
sarahbarnes I‘m so glad you‘re liking it! Which other ones did you order?? And I‘m very interested in the Japanese author of course! I will have to check that out. 14mo
BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry I‘ll keep you posted! And you too @sarahbarnes ! 14mo
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen He wrote Subdivision (last year‘s ToB), which I loved! Glad you had such a good time! My friend and I have made plans this afternoon too for Morocco! 14mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I finished it and really loved it! I bought the two cheapest ones. 14mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain That is encouraging! 14mo
sarahbarnes I really liked Broken River too! And I haven‘t heard of the other one - I will definitely be looking for it. 14mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes You‘ve already read Broken River? Is it as good as both others? 14mo
sarahbarnes I did - a recommendation from @vivastory I think. I did really like it and I hope you do too. 🤞 14mo
Megabooks Looks like you have a great week planned! 14mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes That figures. He really is @vivastory ‘s kind of author! 14mo
vivastory @BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes You guys know me🙂 14mo
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NovelNancyM
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Although I enjoyed How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water more, this was also good. The chapters are quite short which made it so I read it in one day. The characters are well developed and once again, the plot and theme of the novel demonstrate that one never really knows what goes on inside anyone else's four walls.

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Cinfhen
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1965 #DominicanRepublic
Ana, 15 is pledged to Juan, a much older man who has US citizenship. Within weeks, Ana is married & shipped off to the US away from her family & all she knows. Juan is not the hero the family promised he‘d be. I thought this book would be light & frothy but it‘s quite dark & grim👇🏼

Cinfhen It took me awhile to adjust to the reader‘s voice but I was really compelled by Ana‘s story,especially since it‘s based on the author‘s family history. #ReadingTheAmericas23 1y
TrishB This has been on my pile for a while! 1y
BarbaraBB Great review. Going to read it too for the challenge. 1y
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TheBookHippie I enjoyed this. Took me a bit as well. 1y
Cinfhen I thought of bailing early on @TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB @TrishB but I ended up really “enjoying” ❤️ So glad I read for #ReadingAmericas23 1y
MicheleinPhilly I loved this book! 1y
Cinfhen I‘m definitely planning on reading more by the author @MicheleinPhilly 1y
Librarybelle Great review! 1y
Cinfhen Thanks @Librarybelle I‘d definitely recommend it for #DominicanRepublic 1y
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Cinfhen
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#ReadingTheAmericas23 #DominicanRepublic
Enjoying the writing but not enjoying the narration
#Hoopla

Librarybelle Each time I see this one, I am drawn to the cover…so vibrant! Happy Hanukkah, Cindy!! 1y
Cinfhen This book is pretty dark @Librarybelle cover is definitely deceiving❣️But Anna is a great character, one you really grow attached too! 1y
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Megabooks I have this from BOTM and will be using it for this prompt! 👍🏻👍🏻 1y
Megabooks Happy Hanukkah!! 🕎 1y
squirrelbrain I really liked this when I read it! 1y
Cinfhen It took me a LONG time to adjust to the narration but I‘m really liking the story & I can even appreciate the reader @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 1y
Bklover Happy Hanukkah 🕎! 1y
Cinfhen Is today your bday??? @Bklover Sending you lots of bookish love and loads of good wishes xxx 1y
Bklover Yes. 63. Good grief. I remember thinking my mom was ANCIENT when she turned 50. 🙄. I have since then reassessed that judgment! And thank you!!❤️❤️ (edited) 1y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!! That‘s still young and you look fabulous @Bklover Hope you have a wonderful day ♥️ 1y
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Mximlay
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Very engaging

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behudd
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I wish I had been able to read this book in longer stretches instead of my usual fits-and-starts of reading time because when I was able to settle into it, I got lost in the story & enjoyed it.Cruz was inspired by her mother‘s story of coming to America from the Dominican Republic in the 1960s. The book shows that turbulent time and tells Ana‘s story with such isolation and care, it felt very real, which just shows Cruz‘s skill level.

mamareading It‘s on my shelf at home! Thanks for the review 1y
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behudd
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The first time Juan Ruiz proposes, I‘m eleven years old, skinny and flat-chested.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Minervasbutler
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Based on the story of the author's mother, this tells the story of 15-year-old Ana, married to a much older man and packed off to New York in the hope she will in some way help to make the family's fortune. My only cavil is that it reads more like a non-fiction account
than a novel, in that to be honest not a lot actually happens apart from a few sex scenes and it's hard to sustain much interest in her story.

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mackelie
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Mehso-so

I loved Ana as a character and seeing the world through her eyes! She has sacrificed so much for a better life at such a young age.

I wasn‘t into the story at first but it grew on me overtime. It‘s a story of Dominican women that have migrated to US in 1965, at least, a glimpse of life then.

Overall, it was a good read but it didn‘t leave me any lasting impression.

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marleed
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Reading this Dominican Republican immigrant story was interesting, and I appreciated the bits history to remind me that we were in 1965. I liked that Ana was inspired by the immigration story of the author‘s mother, but much of Ana‘s experiences saddened me because a 15 yo should be hanging with pals and studying for a math test rather than experiencing abuse and isolation.

#Pantone2022 11-0602 Snow White

foreverbooked I enjoyed it read it when it was a Book of the month pick 2y
marleed @foreverbooked haha - I‘m a bit behind in my botm reads and I‘ve spent this month in my futile attempt to flatten my unread botm mountain! 2y
foreverbooked @marleed Oh my Gosh!! Same!! I did not read as much as I thought over the holidays. So now I‘m working through hard copy books, library loans and audiobooks it‘s rough lmao 2y
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kellock
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Loved Ana. Loved the book ❤

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kellock
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Hooked_on_books
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Mehso-so

It is the 1960s and 15 yo Ana is forced to marry a man twice her age, who then moves her from the DR to NYC. While I enjoyed this fairly quick read, I didn‘t love it, and it felt too much like other “immigrant goes to NYC and tries to adjust” stories for me. I wanted it to be a little fresher.

Librariana I would've wanted the same. Especially with a character who shares my name! 😁😊 2y
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Karmapen
Dominicana: A Novel | Angie Cruz
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I really enjoyed this. I love first person historical novels that teach you about a place or time without preaching, which is what this felt like.

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JillR
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An immediately engrossing book about Ana, required by her family to marry at only 15 so that she can move from the Dominican Republic to New York with her new husband, the plan being that they make a better life in the big city and send for the rest of Ana‘s family. Except life in New York is brutal and Ana‘s husband is neglectful and abusive. A really poignant story of Ana‘s coming of age in a new country.

TrishB Another one I haven‘t got to that your review makes me want to push up the tbr! 3y
JillR @trishb this one had been in my pile for ages too! It‘s a quick read, I think I read it in 2 days which is quite unusual for me 3y
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Gissy
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Based on author‘s mother story. Ana a 15 y/o person from DR, forced to married a 32 y/o man just to follow the American dream. Her mother told her that she must help her family and take them to NY. We will see her difficult cultural adaptation, living in a domestic violence marriage. A sad story😢but with hope. Ana is a resilience character❤️At the end of the audiobook, there is a short but interesting interview with the author❤️3.8⭐️

Gissy This book was in the shortlist in 2020 for the Women‘s prize. The Dominican representation in PR is high, we have family members and friends from that country and many local businesses are owned by Dominicans. So happy for this prize distinction👏👏👏👏🥰
I read the book physically with the audio. I don‘t know how easy it could be to read it without the audio since there is no distinction between the narrative and dialogue. ⬇️
3y
Gissy Also I found that some words or expressions were not translated or explained in the book. I think that it would be easier for non Spanish readers if those words/phrases/expressions are explained in some way within the story. For me it is easier when I read translated books from different languages like Japanese, German, French or any foreign language. I feel more connected with the culture. But still, a great book❤️❤️❤️
(edited) 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
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WriterAtHeart
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Based off her mother's life, Angie Cruz tells us an immigrant story about Ana, who marries a man twice her age to leave a politically turmoiled Dominican Republic for NYC in the 60s. But Ana's life is far from blissful as she learns to find her voice.

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emmaturi
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Ana lives in the Dominican Rep, the country is in political turmoil. Ana is forced to marry Juan twice her age and go to live in New York City. Her life in NY is hard, she knows no one, doesn't speak English. The marriage is also not without problems and Cesar, the younger brother of Juan is often around. I really enjoyed it, you really feel for Ana and her situation and hope she comes out of it well. Set in 1960s. #books

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emmaturi
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These are hopefully the books for March, plus 4 library ones too! #tbr

JenniferP I just read Kindred and highly recommend! 3y
emmaturi Oh good to know @JenniferP 3y
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Moray_Reads
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An immigrant story based on the author's mother's life. Ana sacrifices her own wants to help her family by marrying a much older man who takes her from the Dominican Republic to New York. There was something a bit flat and obvious about many of the peripheral characters, partly because Ana is so isolated but it left the book a bit lacking in depth. Almost a so-so but the clarity of Ana's voice and her strength lifted it. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Moray_Reads
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"THE FIRST TIME JUAN RUIZ PROPOSES, I‘M ELEVEN YEARS old, skinny and flat-chested." #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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candority
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Dominicana is a difficult and heartbreaking book, made even more heartbreaking when you read the author‘s note and learn that the story is based on her mother‘s experiences. Unfortunately, I found the characters a bit flat and never found myself fully engrossed in the story, but I am still glad I read it. 3.5 ⭐️

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Jilly6183
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This story made my heart break for young Ana and girls like her. I felt so proud as she came into her own.

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JennyM
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Inspired by her Mother‘s life, Cruz tells an important story about immigration and what it means to be a ‘good‘ daughter and wife. A quick read that left me with much to think about.

#LatinxAuthor #Booked2021

Cinfhen Awesome 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💜 3y
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Jeannineth
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Say something about my selection for the day.

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BittersweetBooks
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A man doesn‘t know what he thinks until a woman makes him think it 🗽

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BossLady305
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Mehso-so

Dominicana is a quick read told from the perspective of a 15 year old, Ana. The story is typical of a number of immigrant women. I don‘t dislike it, but I never felt suspense or anxious; it was somewhat predictable.

The story captures and details things well, it has it moments that are quite moving. Unfortunately, I feel it is not a book I will remember a few weeks from now.

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BookishTrish
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I read this waaaaaaaaay back at the beginning of last year and it stayed with me. Will reread someday. #12bestof2020 #12booksof2020

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GinaKButler
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Up next...our book club pick! 📚

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night_shift
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Some parts of this were a tough listen. I felt for Ana and this shitty predicament her family placed her in. Overall, a really great read though. Showed a time and a place and a people I didn't know anything about.

night_shift When Ana's mother comes around at the end and decides her family is more important than that shit Juan, about made me cry. It wouldn't have been the same story without that. 3y
rachelm Re your spoiler comment: 100% yes 3y
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ErikasMindfulShelf
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I really liked this one.

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ChasingOm
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This morning was rough, so I went to my local library for the first time since MARCH on my lunch break. 😭❤️

Even though the election season is getting busier, I keep getting more and more books to make myself feel better, even though it will be a miracle if I get to read them. 😂

CindiB Looks exactly like my library. So nice now that many r open. 4y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Women's prize short list.
This is good. An immigrant story of a teen married off to a much older man so she can go to America with the hope to bring her family too. A mix of immigrate and coming of age stories, it also hints at racial conflict - and how the disenfranchised can see their economic peers as the enemy (as opposed to those keeping everyone down)
Well written, but lower on my list then a few of the other Women Prize books on the list

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Abailliekaras
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Our new episode of Books On The Go is up! Annie and I discuss Dominicana by Angie Cruz. 📖🎧

We reveal our tips for the Women‘s Prize. 🏆 We also discuss the books coming out in September and Annie mentions the C word. 😳

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charl08
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How many have you read?

Next up: Weather...

Jolynne Dominicana, I loved it. I think next up is Weather, I had it once from the library but returned it early because I don‘t like to hoard library books. It will become available again. 4y
charl08 @Jolynne I'm enjoying it so far - but early days. (Fortunately I have my own copy, as my library isn't doing reservations yet). 4y
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Abailliekaras
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I really enjoyed this story of Ana, her move to New York at 15 and her difficult marriage. Highly engaging, the Ruiz brothers come to life as they hustle for work & try to support the family but leave Ana trapped. Some parts plodded & felt episodic or like a chronology of events lacking dramatic tension, but then it picked up & I flew through it. Would be great a great tv series.

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Jolynne
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I love to read stories about women that are rarely represented in the mainstream world. This one is a keeper.

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parasolofdoom
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BookwormM
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#ReadAroundtheWorld #DominicanRepublic

I really enjoyed this story of Ana her marriage at 15 to a man twice her age followed by her illegal entry into the USA to build a new life and eventually to bring her family over.

Ana is touchingly naive and always believes the best in others.

Strong female relationships when the chips are down.

Full review and fav quotes https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3437452993

rockpools I‘m glad you enjoyed this one - I read it at the start of the year and really liked it. 4y
TorieStorieS I just dug my copy of this one out of my basement: 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I loved this book!! 4y
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TrishB
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One of today‘s kindle bargains 👍🏻 mixed reviews, but I‘m interested enough for 99p 😁

rockpools I really enjoyed it- hope you do. Though after seeing the mixed reviews, I‘m kind of curious how I‘d find a re-read (I suspect we‘ll never know 😉) 4y
squirrelbrain I loved this one! 4y
TrishB @RachelO @squirrelbrain that‘s good enough for me 👍🏻 re-reads Rachel! Over rated 😁 4y
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Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻I think I‘ll take a 99p gamble 😁 4y
Emilymdxn I enjoyed this a lot! I saw the mixed reviews and I saw where ppl were coming from but I did really like it 4y
Cinfhen I think I need to go check my US KINDLE store / lots of good deals for U today 🧡 4y
MicheleinPhilly I loved this one! 4y
TrishB @Cathythoughts cheaper than a take away drink 😁 4y
TrishB @Emilymdxn @MicheleinPhilly good to hear 👍🏻 4y
TrishB @Cinfhen you mean everyone doesn‘t do it with their first cup of tea in the morning 😘 4y
Cinfhen Because of the time difference, the US Kindle deals don‘t post for me until about noon time in israel 😉 4y
Cinfhen No good deals for me today😫 4y
TrishB @Cinfhen I‘m always really disappointed when there‘s nothing! 4y
MsMelissa This was a daily deal here a few weeks back (I bought it) so I don‘t know that it will be a deal again now @Cinfhen 4y
Cinfhen Now that u mention it, I remember when it was on sale @Book_Fiend_Melissa and I meant to buy it 😝 4y
minkyb I thought it was a very good read!! 4y
TrishB @minkyb looking forward to it 😁 4y
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Emilymdxn
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Here‘s my progress so far for the #summerfun bingo card! I love a good bingo card. I hope I‘ll finish one for the audio square today, and it should be achievable to get a bingo line! I‘d really like to tick off all the squares but the summer specific prompts will be harder for me to fill, I‘ll have to get thinking about those.

@4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious

SiameseCatsRead Ice cream on the cover= "90 Days of Different." ? 4y
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staci.reads
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Really enjoyed this one! Ana grows up way too fast, being married off at 15 to a man more than twice her age and taken from her home in the Dominican Republic to NYC. The author wrote this as a tribute to her mother's immigrant experience.

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Emilymdxn
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This has mixed reviews but I loved it. The story of a 15yo girl who marries a man she doesn‘t know to move to New York to earn money and help her family felt like the right mix of sweet and painful. The prejudice and colourism Ana and her family have internalised towards black people was difficult to read but better to include than gloss over. It felt like a proper classic Bildungsroman for modern America.

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Emilymdxn
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Day 4 of my #joysofjune readathon. I decided to adjust my goal today to include reading any books by POC or LGBTQ+ authors - it being US pride month and reading so many articles in the wake of JK Rowling‘s comments I wanted to include queer authors but didn‘t have the money for buying new books unfortunately. Gender queer and Fledgling were phenomenal, started Dominicana this evening and am loving it. I‘m doing well with my choices!

@Andrew65

cozypunk I love your line up! And Dominicana is on my TBR too. 4y
Andrew65 Some great and interesting choices. Well done on your time. 😊👏👏👏 (edited) 4y
Megabooks Gender Queer is an all-time fav. 4y
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Megabooks Did I put that one on your TBR? If so, I hope you enjoy it. How are you? 🤗🤗 4y
GeeneeandBarbie What in the world is joys of June??!! 4y
Emilymdxn Yes I saw it on Litsy so I think it must have been you! I loved it SO much @Megabooks (edited) 4y
Emilymdxn @dwRavenPuff it‘s such an awesome book! 4y
Emilymdxn @Andrew65 thank you! 4y
Emilymdxn @GeeneeandBarbie it‘s a readathon that @Andrew65 is running at the moment! 4y
Andrew65 @GeeneeandBarbie It‘s a nine day Readathon running from Saturday 13th - Sunday 21 st June which you can set your own goals for. 😊 4y
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Emilymdxn
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Lunch and new books! My local bookshop reopened today and I had to go support it, it was pretty empty and I‘d be so miserable if it closed. It‘s a chain but the staff are amazing and I must have bought thousands of books there since I was a toddler spending Christmas money! What are credit cards for eh

Inspired by @ChasingOm and the #integrateyourshelf project here are 3 writers who‘ve been languishing at the bottom of my tbr for too long

runswithscissors007 Half Blood Blues...💗 4y
Lindy Wow! Three great choices! 4y
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mkinney10
Dominicana: A Novel | Angie Cruz
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This book was a fast read with short sections. It's so very relevant to what's going on in our world these past few days and weeks.

"Juan is my monster and my angel. In this messed-up world, he tries his best. And I owe it to him to try my best."

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BrownGirlReading
Dominicana: A Novel | Angie Cruz
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Fifteen year old Ana has been married off to a man twice her age and brought to America to make a new life, which will hopefully bring her immediate family over eventually. Ohs problems with this novel because I hated the way the black community was written in this novel. It‘s disparaging and unnecessary. To make her colorism point Cruz needed to do a lot more work. The story is predictable and there really isn‘t anything special about it.

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