"I could not put this book down! If you have any interest in the history of Puerto Rico and its relationship to the U.S., you must read this book. I was aware of many of the events that took place, however not much of the details. And let me tell you the devil is in the details! The author has meticulously researched his topic (going through FBI files and such). As a person of Puerto Rican heritage I was offended and as a U.S. citizen, I was embarrassed! The author's writing style is fantastic. I felt like I was reading a suspense thriller....someone needs to make a movie out of this book!"

"I am going to bail on this book. I have been reading a few pages at a time for about 4 months now, and while it's a nice, calming book about different philosophies in China and other countries around the world, with the view that people should slow down and enjoy their world, apparently this advice is just for men. In his opinion, women MUST be mothers to be happy, because it's their reason for existence. Women MUST be married, to create a family and home to take pressure off the husband trying to support them. The final straw was reading today about the joys of conversation with friends. And I quote: "There is no question but we need the presence of women in a cultured conversation, to give it the necessary frivolity."
And this: "Conversation is always pleasantly stimulated when there are a few ladies who know how to listen and look sweetly pensive."

Sorry, that did it for me. He wrote this book in 1933, and I am too much a modern women to agree with outdated views. Not going to rate it, but I will count it as a finished book since I read over half of it."