Katherine's review
The Silver Cloud Cafe
by Alfredo Vea
Katherine's review
The Silver Cloud Cafe by Alfredo Vea
Katherine's review
rating:
Mayhem, miracles and revenge in the 1990s Mission District underworld? Oh yes.
Vea explores the themes that inform the rest of his work - the retention of culture in an alienating and assimilating landscape, the influences of war and crushing poverty on a person's metaphysical development, the transgressive force of transformation. You can see him trying to step out of his earlier work and into a faster-paced potboiler medium. Read this one for its memorable characters and the striking lyric beauty and tension of many of its scenes.
"Look - I ruin blossoms!"
A note on Alfredo Vea: I am convinced that one day this guy will lay down something so incredible that the whole world will wonder why it didn't know his name. Yes, he makes mistakes, but he thinks big, he's constantly pushing his own limits, and he has an amazing voice. I predict good things.
Vea explores the themes that inform the rest of his work - the retention of culture in an alienating and assimilating landscape, the influences of war and crushing poverty on a person's metaphysical development, the transgressive force of transformation. You can see him trying to step out of his earlier work and into a faster-paced potboiler medium. Read this one for its memorable characters and the striking lyric beauty and tension of many of its scenes.
"Look - I ruin blossoms!"
A note on Alfredo Vea: I am convinced that one day this guy will lay down something so incredible that the whole world will wonder why it didn't know his name. Yes, he makes mistakes, but he thinks big, he's constantly pushing his own limits, and he has an amazing voice. I predict good things.
