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Title: !Yo! by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0-452-27918-6 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great work
Comment: I enjoyed Yo! more than I did How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent. Julia Alvarez does such a great job of developing each point of view on Yolanda Garcia, that by the end of the novel you feel as if you personally know this character. She brings to life her central character through the stories of those who were a part of her life and she does this so skilfully, with each character given its own writing style and voice, so it is as if each person was telling you a story about Yolanda and informing you about their involvement in her life. And no you do not need to read How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent to read this. Julia Alavrez fills the reader in on everything, although nothing much is missed. But, if you have read the Garcia Girls, you'll find yourself saying, "Oh I remember that!" and such. If you haven't read it, read it and you will see how each is inter-related. But, you do not need to read Garcia Girls to get this book, it stands alone. Definitely recommend all her books!
Rating: 4
Summary: Great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: Julia Alvarez is definitely a gifted writer, I have read before "In the time of the butterflies" and "In the name of Salome", both great books, and they were the whole reason I decided to buy "Yo", without knowing that I should have read first "How the Garcia sisters lost their accent", but anyway, this one is a great book, I really liked Yolanda García, I have to admit that in the preface I didn't like her, but as I kept on reading Yo started to grow in me...
I liked all the chapters; it is incredible how someone can touch through out an entire life so much people without even knowing. I think Yo was a good person, it seems to me that she just wanted to be accepted and loved by the family she adored and some reassurance that writing was her destiny, and her father gave her that by blessing her with both hands in her head in the last chapter.
"The Stalker" was the one chapter I didn't like; it took me days just to finish it... The others were amazing, specially "The wedding guests", I loved the way every invited guest gave their opinion about the others and talk about how their lives have being touched by Yo. Others chapters like "The father" were just a pleasure to read.
This is a very good book by a very good writer and I highly recommend it. Now I am going to buy her other novels, in particular "How the Garcia sisters..." and "Before we were free". It is always going to be a pleasure to read one of Julia Alvarez books...
Rating: 4
Summary: Arriba!
Comment: On my daily treks to my local library, I searched for a novel by Isabel Allende. Once I found the desired Allende work, I noticed another name that sounded intriguing : Julia Alvarez. Hmm, that's a pretty cover. (Yes,it's true for me) This work didn't fail to please me. Reading this novel proved to be a delicious experience.
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Title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452268060 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452274427 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: In the Name of Salome: A Novel by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452282438 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: How Tia Lola Came to Stay by JULIA ALVAREZ ISBN: 0440418704 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 13 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Something to Declare by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452280672 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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