Litsy

Pi�ata | Leopoldo Gout

so-so

Overall, the pieces of gothic horror were there and worth waiting for. I enjoyed the culture of the Nahua People. There were hard hitting truths in some aspects of the horror (colonialism, racism, police brutality, etc). I think these moments were understated for its benefit. I had two big gripes with this book. I found that Gout‘s depiction of women entirely missed the mark and the editing was truly horrendous.
3/5 stars. The ending saved it!

dabbe That cover! 😱 2d

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TheSpineView

Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa | Rigoberto Gonzalez

#PoeyryMatters @TheSpineView
#Ulcer

dabbe 💜🧡💜 3d

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vonnie862

Rain of Gold | Victor Villase�or

Fortunately, yes. Many in fact. The ones that really stand out to me were: Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, Sylvia Day, Lisa See, Victor Villaseñor, Gary Soto, and Sandra Cisneros.

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern Wow! That‘s quite the list! Thanks for posting! 4d

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LaurenMags

Silver Nitrate | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

pick

Great story about film and occult during the 1990s in Mexico City.

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DebinHawaii

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies | Laura Esquivel

#SpringSkies

A workday full of meetings so taking a few minutes to eat lunch & share some foodie books with a #MagicElement
🪄🍽️ ✨

Tagged is the book that really introduced me to the sub-genre.💛

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Foodie Magic 🤩👌🏼 1w

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Nebklvr

Velvet Was the Night | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

bailed

The characters are not interesting and the pacing of the plot is dismal. I really wanted to read something set in Mexico City but not this one.

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ImperfectCJ

Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration | Sara Dykman

1) Resting in Uncertainty (alternate: That Was Fast. What Now?)

2) It's not specifically what I would do at this point in my life (biking solo 10,000+ miles), but I love the way Sara Dykman lives her values.

#TwoForTuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView "That Was Fast" so true! Thanks for playing! 1w

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ImperfectCJ

The Ruins | Scott Smith

so-so

This novel reminded me of Stephen King's short story, "The Raft." Smith does a great job conveying tension and peril, along with what being in these conditions brings out in people (spoiler: it's mostly negative). Not all of the characters are distinct personalities. The two main guys and the two main women seem interchangeable, and I kept mixing them up. Matthias is an individual, and perhaps the only likeable character in the novel.

ImperfectCJ Photo: The Golden Canyon trail going toward Red Cathedral, Death Valley National Park. 1w

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Reggie

American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins

so-so

I told myself I would never read this but I am so starved for in person book chat I thought why not. And that is totally on me. I didn‘t care for it. Can‘t wait for bookclub tomorrow.

AmyG I bailed on this. I get it. 2w

Prairiegirl_reading This is how I ended up reading The Goldfinch. It‘s my most hated book of all time! My book club met on zoom through 2020 and I told them I wanted my time back even my 2020 time that‘s how much I disliked it. The sacrifices we make for book club eh? Lol!! 2w

BarbaraBB Even my 2020 time lol 😜 @Prairiegirl_reading (edited) 2w

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Cathythoughts I bailed on this one 😐 2w

CarolynM Thanks for validating my decision not to read it😆 2w

batsy Yeah, not on my list 😆 Have you read the reviews by Myriam Gurba and Parul Sehgal? So good! 2w

sarahbarnes I share your sentiments on this one. 2w

Centique Like @CarolynM said. Thank you for taking one for the team! 😘 2w

Suet624 I‘ve been able to avoid this one. 7d

Reggie @Prairiegirl_reading @AmyG @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts @CarolynM @batsy @sarahbarnes @Centique @Suet624 the librarian who picked it framed the author as being a victim of cancel culture and it went down hill from there. Someone said it was just jealousy and other people were so upset on her behalf. I was the only dissenter and it was quite the ride for an hour. lol however, it didn‘t mean we left the meeting as enemies and that‘s why I really 👇🏼 6d

Reggie like this group even though the books they‘ve picked so far aren‘t my thing. Some of the stuff they say is hilarious. There are two guys who love to take one thing and run way far away off topic until this very old lady who I like, Dolores will slam her book and say let‘s get back to the book. Just fun stuff. 6d

Prairiegirl_reading @BarbaraBB lol! That‘s what I said while leaning in to my zoom camera! Lol! I really hated that book. 6d

Prairiegirl_reading @Reggie I‘m glad you found a group you enjoy!! Even if the books aren‘t your favourites. 😊 6d

Suet624 Like @Prairiegirl_reading said, I‘m glad you found a group you enjoy to hang with. Clearly you have a lot more patience than I do. I might be grinding my teeth as they talked about cancel culture. 6d

BarbaraBB That‘s wonderful Reggie! To have found such a group and to be so open minded ❤️ 6d

BarbaraBB @Prairiegirl_reading I must remember that, it‘s hilarious even though it is sad of course 6d

Centique Oh wow - starting off by saying shes a victim of cancel culture. That was really setting the tone! I wonder if theyve read Yellow Face yet - that would raise a few more complicated questions 🙄 Well done you for enjoying the group dynamic - im glad they can disagree without it getting personal 👍💕 6d

Rissreads Dolores sounds fabulous! ♥️ 4d

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Kshakal

Margarita Wednesdays: Making a New Life by the Mexican Sea | Deborah Rodriguez

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

1.🐉⚠️🌶️
2. Wildfire by: Hannah Grace
3. Kristin Hannah, Ellie Alexander, Rebecca Yarros

@Mommamanzi @KateReadsYA @Pageturner1

TheSpineView 🤩👍🌞 2w

Eggs Thanks for playing 💙💙 2w

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