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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A touching, funny, and powerful book
I'm on my third copy of this book now, having lost my two others to careless borrowers. Alegria's ability to combine prose and poetry, personal insights and political and social commentary, and sadness and laughter is extraordinary. You don't need to know Salvadoran politics to enter into the experiences of a girl and woman changed forever by the society she lives in,...
Published on October 29, 1998
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
That's an hour of my life I can't get back.
This collection of short stories and poems was a tiresome read. The format of the narrative is unusual, yes, but that does not (and cannot) save Luisa from being painfully melodramatic and boring. Fortunately for Alegria, she can always blame any problems on translation.
Published on May 6, 2004
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A touching, funny, and powerful book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Luisa in Realityland (Paperback)
I'm on my third copy of this book now, having lost my two others to careless borrowers. Alegria's ability to combine prose and poetry, personal insights and political and social commentary, and sadness and laughter is extraordinary. You don't need to know Salvadoran politics to enter into the experiences of a girl and woman changed forever by the society she lives in, and to relate to them.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
That's an hour of my life I can't get back.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Luisa in Realityland (Paperback)
This collection of short stories and poems was a tiresome read. The format of the narrative is unusual, yes, but that does not (and cannot) save Luisa from being painfully melodramatic and boring. Fortunately for Alegria, she can always blame any problems on translation.
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Luisa in Realityland by Claribel Alegrķa (Hardcover - July 1, 1995)
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