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The Hour of the Furnaces

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I found this book to be deeply moving in a life changing way. This book gives voice to all those lost under the terror of war and suppression. It's beautiful.

While the language in this book of poetry may be eloquent and well-written, I do not agree with how Golden attempts to tell the story of the martyrs and peasants who were killed in the civil wars of Central America in the 1980s. This is a book which is believed by many to be a work of historical accuracy. This book is not, however, historical by any means. Golden has written a book which is pure propaganda and which attempts to appeal to the emotions of its readers. Golden pretends that she herself is a martyr and writes the poems from many different perspectives. While this is a very creative literary element, I hardly find it to be a wise thing to do in a book with such a political nature. Politics and poetry should not be mixed and I encourage all who read this book to heed my advice - Do not believe everything which you read in print.