Judith's review
Caramelo
by Sandra Cisneros
Judith's review
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
Judith's review
rating:
bookshelves:
latina
recommended for: Cisneros fans
By now I'm sure you've heard that Cisneros is a wonderful storyteller. Caramelo wraps you up in a rich rebozo, albeit tangled and a little dirty. The novel shines in her poetic descriptions, but it also suffers from long-windedness (and the odd font changes!). After complaining about mangoes for three hours in the car back from Mexico, the Awful Grandmother started growing on me. Who knew? Wrap me in a rebozo and pass me some mango. I liked this one after all.
