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The Hummingbird's Daughter: A Novel - Luis Alberto Urrea
The Hummingbird's Daughter: A Novel
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00FORA12G
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
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Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it
4.0
This review has been revised on completion. Teresita, the Hummingbird's daughter, existed. She is an acknowledged saint. In this book you learn about her life in Mexico, until she was forced to leave at the age of 19. You learn about Mexico (food, lifestyle, religious beliefs and customs) and about...
CluckingBell
CluckingBell rated it
3.0 The Hummingbird's Daughter
Highly readable with a lovingly rendered title character. Not sure it made a lasting impression on me, but I will likely read the follow-up as well.
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud rated it
1.0
Rating: an irritated single star.Someone needs to explain to me why this book is great. I don't think it's even good. It's The Song of Bernadette for the 21st century, written in prose as flat and featureless as the deserts it describes.So very, very, very not recommended.
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it
3.0
This is a very interesting story about a real woman who lived in Mexico in the late 19th century. She was the author's great-aunt, and he grew up hearing stories and legends about her. Beginning in 1985, the author began twenty years of research leading to this novel. Teresita was considered the ...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it
2.0
I officially give up. This one has been on my "currently reading" list for too long. It is so rare that I don't make it through a book. This one started out so strong and then got so bizarre so fast that I just had to put it down and I have no desire to pick it pack up!
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