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    <body><![CDATA[This book empowered me to forward thinking.  This is great feminist, political and historical literature.  Gioconda Belli writes in such a way that the reader feels that their traveling down memory road alongside the author.  A great book and difficult to put down, The Country Under My skin is a ver...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2980065">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An amazing memoir by a totally fearless Nicaraguan woman who was/is a revolutionary, guerrilla fighter, poet, novelist, lover, and mother of four...An extraordinary human being. Beautifully told, I read it in the original Spanish, it's available in English as &quot;The Country Under My Skin: A Memoi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10225382">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gioconda is a writer of great talents and a compelling story -- she was intimately connected with the Sandinista revolution from the beginning of the 1970s. However....<br/><br/>I get the feeling this wasn't the best way for me to discover her. What started out as a surprised &quot;she knew EVERYB...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61991217">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. I initially picked it up to learn more about the Sandinista revolution but was really drawn in with the author's ability to politicize aspects of her personal experience within that struggle. She details experiences of struggling to have her voice heard amongst a male dom...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67180591">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i first saw this book (the english translation - the country under my skin) while working at a bookstore. the cover both intrigued and repelled me. a machine gun, a crucifix on a necklace, highheels and cartoon palm trees on a t-shirt. ultimately, i think it was the high heels that kept me a way. a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41911565">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm on the fence wether I liked this one or not.  One the one hand the inside story of the Sandanistas was interesting but on the other hand she spent more time on childbirth than on her reasons for joining the Sandanistas.  I never got a real sense of why she did what she did.  The only people in t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7421533">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book before reading Blood of Brothers and it was an excellent book to start out with.  Gioconda's telling of life during the Nicaraguan revolution was exciting.  The Sandanistas were disciplined and wanted a shot at ruling their country without dictators or US intervention.  Her story is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2712250">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Beautifully and passionately written. A fascinating look into the life of a renowned Nicaraguan poet and Sandinista rebel. I found myself annoyed by the protagonist, however, as she seemed so committed to following her own passions that she often forgot that her actions also affect the people around...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58732635">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I highly recommend this memoir.  Gioconda Belli gives emotional and dramatic insight into the Nicaraguan Revolution. There is nothing like learning history through personal accounts filled with the juicy details of narrow escapes and love affairs - and then traveling around places where it happened....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51524850">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I appreciate Gioconda Belli's writing style, use of descriptive words, and sentence fluency. You can tell she's a poet. She makes the scenes come alive--whether personal or historical.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is an excellent way to learn about the history of Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in the 1970s, but it is also a wonderful story of a how a woman learns to balance her dreams and ambitions with her desire to have love, children, and a fulfilling personal life. Giaconda Belli is inspiring...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17892552">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wanted to read this book to learn more about Nicaragua and the Sandinistas. It's engaging, but is more about the author justifying her many affairs than the revolution.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[until halfway through the book, i found it very boring and overly sentimental.  once the revolution really gets underway, though, the book becomes engrossing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[so good, part 2. inspiring story, inspiring story of a revolutionary/national liberation movement that actually *worked* (could use more of those) while still being critical (could use more of that too), and an amazing life.<br/><br/>i have a blog post brewing re &quot;immigrant stories,&quot; and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45318989">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was so hard to get through this book.  While her story is rather interesting, I just had a hard time with Belli's prose and narration.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting first-hand account of an idealistic, people-powered revolution that turned into a power-grab. ]]></body>
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