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Indlæser... Into the Beautiful Northaf Luis Alberto Urrea
   Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I finished this and thought, "what a great book, I have to talk to someone about it!" I suppose that's the mark of a great story. This was funny and sad, and also uplifting. While not 'hilarious' as it is quoted on the back, it is humorous at moments. There seems to be a touch of magical realism because some of the situations the characters encounter seem so bizarre, but not the extent that I would give it that label. It is a story of adventure as the main character thinks she finds what she wants only to discover herself. A truly wonderful book. (  ) librariandiva2 | Jan 27, 2023 |  (The 2015 Big Read selection for the Wichita Public Library.) The story is slow more often than it moves, but when it moves, hang on. The back cover calls it "joyful," which is a bit of a stretch, but it has its gleeful moments. I'm half-seriously planning an analysis of Atomiko as Moses (the staff, you know). I would like to have understood a little more about the conditions that made the journey necessary. That element seemed glossed over, unserious, tossed in for the sake of moving the plot, rather than an actual problem facing Mexican communities. ( ) IVLeafClover | Jun 21, 2022 | Interesting YA novel about a dangerous, illegal journey from Mexico across the border into the U.S. Cultural and identity issues are explored in this gritty novel with interesting characters. (  ) JodeMillman | Dec 16, 2021 | Heard the author on a podcast and fell in love with his use of language and imagery. I can see that coming through in the writing here, but sadly, will need to put this aside to meet some reading obligations. (About 1/4 through September 5, 2021)  bookczuk | Sep 5, 2021 | Silly..tried to like it, but couldn't finish it in the end. (  ) debfung | Jul 12, 2021 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML:Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village â?? they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men â?? her own "Siete Magnv?ficos" â?? to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over. Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun, Into the Beautiful North is the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of t No library descriptions found. |
LibraryThing Early Reviewers AlumLuis Alberto Urrea's book Into the Beautiful North was available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.  
LibraryThing-forfatterLuis Alberto Urrea er LibraryThing-forfatter, en forfatter som har sit personlige bibliotek opført på LibraryThing. Populære omslag
 Google Books — Indlæser...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit: (3.86)
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