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Title: The Aguero Sisters (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Cristina Garcia ISBN: 0-345-40651-6 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A haunting, mythical tale...
Comment: The Aguero Sisters is my first book by Cristina Garcia, but I can say with confidence it won't be my last. This novel was a truly mesmerizing feat; each page a veritable feast for the senses with beautiful, rich imagery and lush details of the Cuban landscape. This book sat on my bookshelf for over two years -- and now I'm wondering what took me so long.
Mystery and mythical religion is the backdrop for Cristina Garcia's haunting and descriptive tale of The Aguero Sisters. The story opens with drama and mystery surrounding the death of Constancia and Reina's mother, Blanca. What follows are chapters told in each sister's voice -- Constancia, a successful cosmetics entrepreneur, who lives in Miami with her husband Heberto -- and Reina, an electrician, whose skills are in high demand all over Cuba. Each sister gives details of their lives, their feelings about their mother's unexpected death, and the background of their estrangement from each other. Also in the mix are chapters from Constancia and Reina's children as well as the family history told by the sisters' deceased father, Ignacio. And as the months pass by, each sister gets closer and closer to each other and learning the truth about their mother.
The Aguero Sisters is a beautiful and haunting tale about growing up in Cuba in the midst of political upheaval, their struggles in trying to escape, and their need for reconciliation of the past. I was captivated by the writing style and eloquent language as well as the mysterious storyline and descriptions of a country I will never get to see. Highly recommended read.
Rating: 3
Summary: Worth a read, but disappointing
Comment: I really liked Ms. Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban, and had high hopes for The Aguero Sisters. I did enjoy the book, especially the quirky characters and the way I was effortlessly carried along to the end. I enjoyed her use of French and Spanish in the story, the set of musical parents, the set of scientific parents, and the mythical characters. However, I was really disappointed in the ending. I won't spoil it for you, but my sense was that Ms. Garcia just got tired of writing and so ended the novel. I felt really let down, as I'd been hoping for some grand explanation and was given only a page of vagueness. It's still worth reading, though.
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth a read
Comment: Not as good as Sonando en Cubano and takes a little time to be drawn into it, but it ends up being OK. It's a story of two sisters from Cuba and the divergent paths their lives take.
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Title: Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia ISBN: 0345381432 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Monkey Hunting by Cristina Garcia ISBN: 0375410562 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Cubanisimo: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature by Cristina Garcia ISBN: 0385721374 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452268060 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: !Yo! by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452279186 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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