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Cristina Henriquez
Cristina Henríquez is the author of the novel The Book of Unknown Americans, forthcoming in June 2014, as well as the novel The World in Half, and the short story collection Come Together, Fall Apart, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice selection. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop,... show more

Cristina Henríquez is the author of the novel The Book of Unknown Americans, forthcoming in June 2014, as well as the novel The World in Half, and the short story collection Come Together, Fall Apart, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice selection. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, American Scholar, Glimmer Train, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, AGNI, and the Virginia Quarterly Review, where she was named one of "Fiction's New Luminaries." She is also the recipient of an Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award. Henríquez lives in Illinois.
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Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 8 years ago
This is good story. The point of it seemed to change a couple of times. I thought it was about Spanish speaking people in America. Then it seemed to sort of become a cautionary tale. After I was finished it seemed to be a story about just how hard and unexpected life can be.
Merle
Merle rated it 9 years ago
This is the prototypical first book by an MFA graduate. It’s well-written in a technical sense, with smooth, polished prose and pacing, clear themes, and the right characters in the right places. But it isn’t affecting; it’s pleasant, but forgettable.This volume contains 8 short stories, of around 2...
Irresponsible Reader
Irresponsible Reader rated it 9 years ago
So this year, I'm participating in a group-blog project reading through Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 books that best defines each state, and this here'd be my first entry. By the way, we've had a couple of bloggers drop out -- if you're interested in joining in the fun, let me know. Ar...
Blondie and Read
Blondie and Read rated it 10 years ago
Hmm.... great ideas, but not so sure about the execution... Review to come.
Angel's Book Reviews 2.0
Angel's Book Reviews 2.0 rated it 10 years ago
THE BOOK OF UNKNOWN AMERICANS, BY CRISTINA HENRÍQUEZA very dear friend of mine recommended it to me, saying it's not what I would usually read, but I might as well try it for the Women-Only Challenge, and maybe I would enjoy it. That was a bit surprising, since I always thought myself as a very ecle...
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