Soñar en cubano

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Summary: The original version is the one in ENGLISH
Review: Be warned, if you though a book with this title, and from an author with such a Latino name, had to be originally written in Spanish, you are wrong. The Spanish version is a translation, with a Spanish-from-Spain spin, rather than a Cuban touch. If you want to read the original version, you are better of with the English original "Deaming in Cuban". Even the author herself agrees, that the book looses a bit in the translation.

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Summary: Una Brisa Fresca
Review: Este libro ha sido como una brisa fresca de recuerdos. Por supuesto, quien no ha vivido bajo un régimen comunista, no puede entender el sufrimiento y las añoranzas del cubano emigrante, y presta oídos a los cantos de sirena de El Líder, a pesar de 41 años de continuos fracasos. Como dice el refrán: "NADIE ESCARMIENTA POR CABEZA AJENA"!

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Summary: loosen up and enjoy!
Review: Like other readers, I was a bit put off by the handful of characters all thrown at me at once. I had to refer to the family tree provided more than once. At one time, I put down the book, crying, This is insane! And then I got it. It is insane. Okay. I read Marquez, I get it. Once you stop wrestling with the story, trying to fit it into a conventional fiction mold, you can loosen up and enjoy the ride. Ms. Garcia is such a talented writer she can get away with anything.
I recommend this book without reserve.
Enjoy!

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Summary: soñar en cubano
Review: Me gusto mucho, la forma agradable, interesante y entretenida como la autora logra envolverte en la obra. Es una realidad que sufre y vive el pueblo Cubano. pienso que todo latino con sentido de soilidaridad debe leerlo.

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Summary: A Powerful Book
Review: This book present the life and destinies of a CUban family divided by its political beliefs. It presents the life of the half of the family that stayed in Cuba and pledge its allgiance to the Revolution and the life of the ones that left Cuba for the United States. The exaggeration presented in the individual characters with their tendencies, fetishes, and political views opens a window into the reality of the Cuban families that have been divided by the Revolution. Cristina García writes with a powerful voice that entices your attention.