false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168408066m/32957.jpg 32957 24 <I>Caramelo</I>, Sandra Cisneros's first novel since her celebrated <I>The House on Mango Street</I>, weaves a large yet intricate pattern, much like the decorative fringe on a rebozo, the traditional Mexican shawl. Through the eyes of young Celaya, or Lala, the Reyes family saga twists and turns over three generations of truths, half-truths, and outright lies. And, like Celaya's grandmother's prized <I>caramelo</I> (striped) rebozo, so is "the universe a cloth, and all humanity interwoven.... Pull one string and the whole thing comes undone." The Reyes clan, from Awful Grandmother Soledad and her favorite son Inocencio to Celaya, follow their destinies from Mexico City to the U.S. armed forces, jobs upholstering furniture, and to Chicago and San Antonio. Celaya gathers and retells, in over 80 chapters, the stories that reinforce her family's, and subsequently her own, identity as they travel between the U.S.-Mexican border and within the United States. Rich with sensory descriptions and animated conversations and peppered with Mexican cultural and historical details, this novel can hardly contain itself. Also an acclaimed poet, Cisneros writes fiercely and thoroughly, and her characters enter and exit the page with uncommon humanity. Although the book is long--over 400 pages plus a relevant U.S.-Mexico chronology--in many ways it's not long enough. The world of the 20th-century Mexican family, and of the Reyeses in particular, is as complicated, timeless, and satisfying as our own family stories. <I>--Emily Russin</I> 3343136 2002 Caramelo total:1790|5:459|4:649|3:537|2:113|1:32| 1790 6760 2549 250 3 2 false false Sun Jun 10 10:34:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 10:35:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 07:48:04 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 06:22:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 5 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 13:04:58 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 19:39:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 11:54:05 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 12:22:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 10:06:53 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 08:30:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 13:23:06 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 11:09:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Nov 23 15:05:42 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 16:18:36 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 18 05:03:55 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 00:13:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Apr 22 11:40:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 22:30:18 -0700 2009
Pg. 21 -- I just finished the part about the father giving away Lala's Bobby doll while she watches, horrified. How is it that parents never understand the attac...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 15:53:02 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 16:02:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 16:26:45 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 22:47:10 -0700 2009 Caramelo Cisneros' "epic". They might have a point; though it's not the fact that she writes an epic, but the way in which she constructs it that truly fascinates. Her tale spans two centuries, a heady mix of extended family and phantom historical cameos, and a nar...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 02:22:23 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 23:35:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Oct 01 14:48:33 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 14:55:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Oct 18 12:20:56 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 12:25:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Jul 31 05:41:08 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 25 06:22:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 20:07:23 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 22:37:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 27 09:55:52 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 17 08:34:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue May 29 02:21:38 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 01:02:14 -0700 2007
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