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Studs Terkel, author of Working
‘It’s a beautiful tale of all migrants caught between here and there. It’s a real lalapalooza.’
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Choice Magazine, January 2003
"This is a big, bold, vibrant novel that has plenty of stories to tell."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Author Sandra Cisneros gives resonant voice to her first novel since the widely acclaimed "The House On Mango Street." Her articulation brings these fictional characters to vibrant life and adds an unexpected richness to her story of Mexican/American culture.
We return to Chicago's Mexican/American community and the family of Lala Reyes, a generous and vital woman. She comes from a clan of shawl makers, and now owns the caramelo, a beautiful striped rebozo which symbolizes history and the meaning of blood ties.
A gifted and intriguing story teller, Cisneros holds nothing back as she paints fully realized human beings with all their flaws, foibles, and goodness. Her story begins with the Reyes' family's annual trek from Chicago to Mexico City, which is where Lala hears the stories of her forebears and their sometimes hard scrabble lives in San Antonio, Texas and Mexico. Stories may be true or they may be embroidered - but there is always something to learn.
Caramelo is a saga replete with life, love and laughter told by a natural weaver of tales. This is a must-hear from a contemporary Sheherazade.
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Since I was raised between two lands, I identified myself strongly with the story. But that's not all. Sandra Cisneros is a unique writer, incredibly talented and able to make you feel and not just see what she describes. Places, times, family dynamics: all is true. This is one, great book!
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I am still reading this, but it sucked me in from the first page. As a fan of ABC's Ugly Betty I am interested in family ties and roots, especially when your roots are thousands of miles away. As with Betty, Lala Reyes is Mexican-American and there are such vivid descriptions of her family which so bring them to life. I am from Britain but I think American fiction is so much better at portraying ordinary folks and their struggles than British fiction right now. I live in a multicultural city and Cisnero's truths really educate me. I work with an international workforce in transport and I love to listen to their stories of why they live here now, and not in the country of birth. There are so many reasons. This book is a truth in itself, despite being a work of fiction.
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