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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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May 16, 2021
bookshelves: 1990s, historical-fiction, historical, short-stories, caribbean, american, american-authors, fiction, kapk, coming-of-age, depressing, play-book-tag, strong-female-character, strong-female-characters, strong-girls, strong-women, woman-author, woman-writers, women-authors, women-writers, families, family, family-drama, family-relationships, new-york, new-york-city, literary-fiction, literature, cultural, culture
I have no idea why so many people call this a novel when it is a group of connected short stories. In fact, right near the beginning it notes that some of the stories had appeared before, slightly different, etc. This is why there isn't a plot or story line the same way there is in a novel.
I am not a fan of short stories, but Alvarez is a strong writer. I read this because I needed to read a book of short stories, and love the title and the description. However, I personally first got it because I thought it was a novel and if it hadn't been for that short stories need, I probably wouldn't have read this book, but found something else by Alvarez instead.
The other thing, which I am sure works on some levels, is that it goes roughly backward in time. There are three sections spanning year ranges that go backward. I didn't care too much for that. Also, it's short stories so felt choppy because that's how connected short stories tend to feel for me.
In short, great writing in and of itself, but don't like this format or how it was set up.
I am not a fan of short stories, but Alvarez is a strong writer. I read this because I needed to read a book of short stories, and love the title and the description. However, I personally first got it because I thought it was a novel and if it hadn't been for that short stories need, I probably wouldn't have read this book, but found something else by Alvarez instead.
The other thing, which I am sure works on some levels, is that it goes roughly backward in time. There are three sections spanning year ranges that go backward. I didn't care too much for that. Also, it's short stories so felt choppy because that's how connected short stories tend to feel for me.
In short, great writing in and of itself, but don't like this format or how it was set up.
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