Nov
12
To habla or not to habla, that is the question
Posted by: | November 12, 2008 | Comments Off
If I’ve there’s a book that disproves Oscar Wilde’s assertion that art materializes solely from the mind of the artist with incredible but unintentional conviction, it’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. It comes off as so autobiographical that…
Nov
10
the Garcia Girls
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
i really like this book.i really like the way alvarez describes everything, her language and form is beautiful and captivating. i forgot how much i enjoyed this book. when reading part three i can feel the tension laura is feeling while trying to…
Nov
10
The Blood of the Conquistadores
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
The first chapter of Part III in How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, entitled ‘The Blood of the Conquistadores’, is one I find most interesting in the novel. In this chapter, some agents of Trujillo coming to the García’s family home in th…
Nov
10
my blog 2008-11-10 20:57:00
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
Reading the second part of the book I believe that Alvarez makes the reader connect more with the characters. I think the view of the parents especially the father changes a lot. The story that most accomplishes this is “floor Show”. Here I think t…
Nov
10
North of the Rio Grande 2008-11-10 17:07:00
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
In the second half of the book, to me there is more emphasis on the true identity of the Garcia girls. In the last part of the book, they are not the hybrid, dual-cultured, Americanized women that we know; they are 100% pure Dominican children, living…
Nov
10
alvarez ramblings
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
This book had an interesting approach. Starting from adulthood back to childhood was a compelling take on character development. She gives the reader a taste of who these women seem to be, and the proceeds to deconstruct and give insight in their whole life. Using this technique seemed fitting because it made the book feel [...]
Nov
10
more thoughts…
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
in the second half of the book, i found that chronologically things began to flow a lot more. i was able to now see the reasoning behind all the crazy behaviour that we witnessed in the first half. Once again the topic of assimilation and racism is bro…
Nov
10
About drumsticks
Posted by: | November 10, 2008 | Comments Off
This whole story about Yolanda and the black cat was an interesting ending. As I said in my last post I feel that a lot of this book was focussed on Yolanda and I think that I liked her the best. I really liked the story of the drum, and as I noticed o…
Nov
9
Garcia Girls Final Thoughts
Posted by: | November 9, 2008 | Comments Off
As we go back in time farther with the second half of this compilation of stories, I feel like one thing sticks out at me. How different do we approach and criticize these stories having gotten to know these main characters starting as adults, and goin…
Nov
9
Julia Alvarez pt. 2
Posted by: | November 9, 2008 | Comments Off
I think I must not be alone in feeling a sense of confusion and curiosity at Alvarez’s choice of ending. It seemed there might have been a mistake and that the last chapter of the book was accidentally missed out. Told in a reverse chronology, the book…
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