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This Is How You Lose Her

Junot Díaz

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Nov 17, 2016 D rated it it was amazing

Poignant read.

One Last Poem for Richard
by Sandra Cisneros

Okay, we didn’t work, and all
memories to tell you the truth aren’t good.
But sometimes there were good times.
Love was good. I loved your crooked sleep
beside me and never dreamed afraid.

There should be stars for great wars
like ours. There ought to be awards
and plenty of champagne for the survivors.

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I know what she was doing. Making me aware of my precarious position in her life. Like I was not aware.

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Jan 28, 2017 Rebecca rated it really liked it

This book is beautifully written without depending too much on style vs. content although at points the style seems to overrun the content, the meat of the story.

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May 04, 2015 Lesley rated it liked it

Shelves: adult

This was painful to read, a first person narrative of a playa. Not exactly entertainment for someone that has been on the receiving end of this sort of behavior. The strength of this novel is in it's cultural references and speech. It's lovely. ...more

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