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The Noise of Infinite Longing: A Memoir of a Family--And an Island
A beautifully written memoir about a Puerto Rican family, whose siblings reunite for the first time upon their mother's death, after having scattered to various places and various lives after they reached early adulthood. It is also a universal story about family connections and what happens to them as we grow up.
Writing with great honesty and lyrical prose, Luisita LOpez...more
Writing with great honesty and lyrical prose, Luisita LOpez...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
April 5th 2005
by Rayo
(first published 2004)
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A good read. It is written quite beautifully and is about a 'real' family. The family dynamics were really interesting, it was great to learn about Puerto Rico (and a little about Honduras and the Philippines). A quite beautiful personal story too.
I got this book in Manteo, NC on a family vacation. As soon as I read the first page, I was hooked. It's a wonderful memoir about a family, about place, about longing, about finding yourself. I loved it and learned some things about Puerto Rico.
One of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Junctures, there are junctures that you see only when you are looking back, when things change, when decisions are made that are immutable, irreversible. My life had been a life of junctures. I made decisions with...more
One of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Junctures, there are junctures that you see only when you are looking back, when things change, when decisions are made that are immutable, irreversible. My life had been a life of junctures. I made decisions with...more
To explore both the cultural traditions and the history of Puerto Rico, with the added bonus of beautiful writing and intense family drama, try the memoir The Noise of Infinite Longing.
Meh...This wasn't a terrible book, but it just wasn't terribly interesting. I kept soldiering on, hoping it would get better, but by the end of it, I was just flipping pages so I could finish it.
Very few accounts from an upper middle class Puerto rican woman growing up .
Drawn to the title...
This is a memoir of a woman who came from Puerto Rico. She talks of her life and relates it to her mother's death and the family gathering. I read this book in honor of our several Caribbean Cruises we've taken over the years.
Really interesting window into growing up in Puerto Rico. Lively memoir.
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