If someone had simply sat me down and told me what this book was about and the characters it contained, I would have expected to like it. As it was, I was not disappointed. Even though I knew what was coming in the end, it was still heart-wrenching to read, because Alvarez did such a fantastic job o...
This book was selected as the Big Read for Montclair, NJ. It is a fictionalized history of the Mirabal sisters who fought against the regime of dictator Trujillo of the Dominican Republic. Three of the sisters were waylaid on a highway and brutally killed by Trujillo's henchmen. Dede was not present...
In her Postscript, Alvarez wrote that she wanted the book to "immerse my readers in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic." I think she succeeded magnificently. She tells the story of the Trujillo era, when the small island republic was under the heel of one of the more notorious dictators ...
I have completed the book. I am not as enthralled as when I began it. Why? What went wrong? I am only going to give the book three stars.I am not going to give another synopsis of the book. If that is what you are looking for please see the book description above. I have learned how it might have be...
whether history or fiction, how can i not love a decently written book about strong inspiring women who fight against oppression and for a revolution? i'm only ashamed that i have never even heard of these women, their larger struggle (and all the other people who were a part of it), and the dictat...
This is only $1.99 in Kindle format: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00APBPAZE/?tag=afbmc-20If you haven't read it, grab it. Julia Alverez is one of my all time favorite authors and this book is amazing.
Another Julia Alvarez book that I had to read for highschool.This one was very enjoyable though. It took certain liberties with what actually happened with the Mirabal sisters, however this didn't take away from the book. Exquisitely narrated. It was an entertaining and heartwrenching read.
This is a fictionalized account of the lives of the four Mirabal sisters, Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Teresa. They grew up in the Dominican Republic during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. Trujillo ruled brutally for thirty-one years, merciless and drunk on power. It disgusts me how these ...
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