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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
When she left Ecuador for good, she learned how to leave pieces of herself behind. Pieces that her descendants would one day try to collect to put her back together. In The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova combines an intergenerational family drama with magical realism, and the end result will certainly appeal to fans…
20th century, 3.5 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, America, American, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, Contemporary, curses, DEATH, drama, Ecuadorian American author, fairytalesque prose, family, FAMILY SAGA, FANTASY, female authors, gay side characters, HISTORICAL FICTION, latin america, latin american, latinx author, lgbtq+ side, m/m side, MAGICAL REALISM, My reviews, published in 2021, read in 2021, reading, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova -
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
As the title itself suggests this book is about undocumented Americans. Karla Cornejo Villavicencio never treats the people she is writing of as passive ‘subjects’, or worst still ‘objects’, her gaze is neither voyeuristic nor impersonal. She does not give the impression that she is filtering their experiences and stories, even if she admits early…
4 STARS, America, American, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Contemporary, distressing reads, Ecuadorian American author, ESSAYS, family, female authors, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, latin america, latin american, latinx author, LGBTQ+ Author, MEMOIR, migration/immigration, Nonfiction, published in 2020, RACE, read in 2020, social issues, The Undocumented Americans
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