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Title: Ay, Cuba: A Socio-Erotic Journey by Andrei Codrescu, David Graham ISBN: 0312274718 Publisher: Picador USA Pub. Date: April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.42
Rating: 3
Summary: Shallow, disrespectful but funny at the same time
Comment: I have been traveling to Cuba about once every month and a half for the last 3 years and I find that that the 12 day journey of Mr. Codrescu wasn't enough for him or anyone to gain an insight about how the Cubans carry themselves and interact either with tourists or among themselves. Not enough to write a book about the subject. Not enough to give useful advice to future travelers, and certainly not enough to attempt to explain the complex and difficult situation experienced by the Cuban people everyday.
His narrative is funny and some of his descriptions of the places he visited are accurate, but I wouldn't reccomend it as a travel guide, or as a resource to gather information about the people and their socio-economic situation. Take it as the journal of some guys who went to Cuba for 12 days and had some serious fun without doing any serious research and you'll have a fun read.
For those interested in a more in-depth description of the situation and the Cuban people read Catherine Moses' Real Life in Castro's Cuba
Rating: 5
Summary: best Cuba travelogue ever
Comment: I have had a passion for Cuba, Cuban books, and accounts of life on the island for three decades. I found "Ay, Cuba" to be the most engaging, sexiest book I ever read. Codrescu captures the flavors of the island, the warmth of the people, and the unfairness of the monstrous regime. Because of his Eastern European background, the author is able to see much deeper than most American writers. He encounters santeros, prostitutes, high-ranking Cubans, writers, and Americans in love with the Cuban mystique. There is also a spectacular interview with Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, the Yankee pitcher who helped win the World Series, just a few days before his defection. "Ay. Cuba: A Socio-Erotyic Journey" is a must for anyone interested in the island, its textures, flavors, sounds, and allure.
Rating: 5
Summary: a book about the real Cuba, free of ideological blinders
Comment: Codrescu and Graham's splendid, intimate book on Cuba is sure to enrage narrow minds on both the left and the right. Codrescu had no sympathy for the dictator, but loves the Cuban people. The Cuban people have no sympathy for the dictator either, and they respond most warmly to the poet's interest in them. Cuba is a sexy land and Cubans are sensual people. Most commentators ignore this reality, but Codrescu doesn't shy from it. The result is a tropical, sensual book that speaks about Cuba's political, social, and erotic truth with intelligence, wit, and passion.
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Title: The Reader's Companion to Cuba by Alan Ryan ISBN: 0156003678 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Travelers' Tales Cuba: True Stories by Tom Miller ISBN: 1885211627 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: 09 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana by Ann Louise Bardach ISBN: 0375504893 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Dirty Havana Trilogy : A Novel in Stories by Pedro Juan Gutierrez ISBN: 0060006897 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Real Life in Castro's Cuba (Latin American Silhouettes (Paper)) by Catherine Moses ISBN: 0842028374 Publisher: Scholarly Resources Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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