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3.75/5
I'd forgotten to put mark this as finished.
I really enjoyed the latino culture representation in this book. I'm not Mexican and my parents are nothing like Julia's but I could definitely recognize parts of my family and traditions.
I liked that the author didn't shy away from making Julia a difficult person. Her personality is very confrontational and blunt and she has a lot of disagreements with her parents but that doesn't make her love them any less. She's nothing like the more usual mil ...more
I'd forgotten to put mark this as finished.
I really enjoyed the latino culture representation in this book. I'm not Mexican and my parents are nothing like Julia's but I could definitely recognize parts of my family and traditions.
I liked that the author didn't shy away from making Julia a difficult person. Her personality is very confrontational and blunt and she has a lot of disagreements with her parents but that doesn't make her love them any less. She's nothing like the more usual mil ...more
I am not sure what others with 4 and 5 star ratings are seeing in this book. There is a lot of grounding, a LOT of crying and a lot of angst. BUT none of this really comes together into an interesting read
Aug 12, 2018
Debra
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2020
Archanaa Seker
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Aug 13, 2020
Michelle
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Sep 06, 2021
Leah Moore Woods
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Dec 06, 2021
Jen
marked it as to-read
