Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.71004687295
EAN num: 9780679756767
ISBN number: 0679756760
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: October 11, 1994
Publishing house: Vintage
Release Date: October 11, 1994
Sale Popularity Level: 67381
Studio: Vintage
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Selling over 16,000 copies in hardcover, this triumphant coming-of-age memoir is now available in paperback editions in both English and Spanish. In the tradition of Black Ice, Santiago writes lyrically of her childhood on her native island and of her bewildering years of transition in New York City.
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An excellent read. Well written and touching. A must read for all Nuyoricans, both women and men.
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Oh man. I enjoyed the story of this author, who tried to find a balance between her native home of Puerto Rican and cold, hard NYC. I always find it amazing that this author was able to craft something so beautifully and clearly in another language. That is a challenge I tell you! Her story came across as if her native language was English, she painted lots of pictures with her words! Beautiful. Other than the work of professional editors, her story really shines in this debut. Excellent.
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I had to read this book for a class in college back when it was still fairly "new". I say "new" because it is the same tired formula of most contemporary Latin American authors.
I currently, previously and, as far as I can tell, will continue to BE Puerto Rican and the "charms" of this story fail to grab me.
Reading some of the glowing reviews for this book, I suspect I was never meant to be it's target audience.
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When I very first saw the title I was a little anxious to see why she wasn't Peurto Rican anymore. I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. It was hard for me to put it down and I usually don't say that about many books I have read. Esmeralda Santiago is a brilliant writer and has beat the odds after all she's been through. I mean I'm not going to lie about anything in this review. The book did have it's boring moments, but the action pick back up again after you thought everything was back to normal. I truly enjoyed this book.
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i had to read this for a college class (urban development). this book really gives you the opportunity to reflect on how hard it is to get by in other cultures. the author of this book overcomes a lot of hardship and eventually obtains her phd in the u.s. it is powerful. i wouldnt have read it unless it was for class though. thats minus 1 star
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