false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179203694m/889532.jpg 161206 4 <b>Hunger of Memory</b> is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. <br><br>Here is the poignant journey of a &#8220;minority student&#8221; who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation &#8212; from his past, his parents, his culture &#8212; and so describes the high price of &#8220;making it&#8221; in middle-class America. <br><br>Provocative in its positions on affirmative action and bilingual education, <b>Hunger of Memory</b> is a powerful political statement, a profound study of the importance of language ... and the moving, intimate portrait of a boy struggling to become a man.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i> 155582 book 1982 Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez total:512|5:71|4:125|3:153|2:104|1:59| 512 1581 707 97 3 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 09:48:13 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 11:17:57 -0700 2007 I first read this book for a college course and found Mr. Rodriguez a bit of a complainer. I just finished re-reading and discovered I greatly enjoyed his writing style and was better able to understand his experience growing up Mexican-Ameri...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 01 16:20:33 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 16:23:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 21:14:27 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 21:17:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 07:31:39 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 10:03:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 21:04:53 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:57:29 -0800 2009
This is a sensitive topic for many, especially in states like California and Texas where bilingual education is such a touchy subje...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 15:10:42 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 16:12:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 19:08:28 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 21:09:36 -0800 2009 I can't stop thinking about this book, talking about it....more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 15 11:24:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:32:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Apr 28 18:27:13 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 18:44:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Apr 26 13:22:33 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:20:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 12 14:52:21 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 15:02:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 18:31:56 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 19:22:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 30 15:19:08 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 15:28:40 -0700 2008 It is anecdotal and must be looked at as such, also this story must be put i...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 16 17:57:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:32:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 22 09:10:14 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 07:50:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 18:34:56 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 10:35:05 -0800 2008 Richard Rodriguez writes beautifully, and this book is poignant and lovely.

He tells of his experiences as a "scholarship boy" and of the costs of his upward mobility to his immigrant family, particularly his parents. They have sacrificed to provide him with a life and an ed...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed May 23 15:45:20 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 15:56:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 17 11:18:38 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 25 13:13:41 -0700 2007
*Hunger of Memory* was an ok read. There was nothing unforgettable in the book. So, that left me somewhat disappointed. Rodriguez provided his personal accounts on some topics, such as assimilation, language, bi-bi education, Catholicism, affirmative ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed May 16 20:38:41 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 20:47:16 -0700 2007
While the subject matter was interesting to me (Latino man finding his place in a country that does not accept him as he is), I could not relate much to flavor i...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jun 17 21:39:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 21:45:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=889532