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Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
However distressing, I appreciated the realities, issues, and themes Gabriela Garcia explores throughout her novel. Sadly, the author’s execution and writing style lessened my overall reading experience. I know that interconnected narratives can work well, and some of my favourite novels employ this technique (The Travelers and Travellers), but I would have probably preferred for…
19TH CENTURY, 20th century, addiction, Adult, America, American, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, child abuse, Contemporary, Cuba, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), female authors, HISTORICAL FICTION, interconnected stories, latin america, latin american, latinx author, Mexico, Miami, migration/immigration, motherhood, mothers & daughters, published in 2021, read in 2021, social issues, style over character, stylised prose -
The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel
βI want to be forgotten. I want it to feel as if I’ve never existed. I want to be a stranger. Rootless.β A few days before reading The Veins of the Ocean I read, and enjoyed reading, Patricia Engel’s Vida, a collection of short stories centred on a Colombian-American woman. I was intrigued by…
1st pov, 3 STARS, Adult, America, Caribbean, Colombia, Colombian American author, Cuba, DEATH, family, female authors, heavy on telling, introspective, ISLAND, latin america, latin american, latinx author, LITERARY FICTION, Miami, migration/immigration, Patricia Engel, prison, PUBLISHED IN 2017, read in 2020, ROMANCE, siblings, social issues, The Veins of the Ocean, trauma, zoos
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