I Gave You All I Had

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Summary: I'm Lost!
Review: I easily became confused due to the author's abrupt change of narrator from chapter to chapter. Although the storyline was interesting, I did not enjoy the interrupting recipes and such. I also became frustrated with the endless talk of XXL. I did not understand the importance of him in the book. It was difficult reading. I suggest you try for yourself and if anybody understands the underlying meaning of this book PLEASE email Me! I would love to know.

Rating:
Summary: I expected more
Review: I have to agree with the other readers. This book became confusing at times and I didn't understand the significance of the recipes. I found myself skipping through a few pages just so I could finish the book. I wished she would have had better transitions throughout the book. Great story that could have been told better!

Rating:
Summary: Promising in the start, boring later on
Review: When I started reading this novel (the writer was recommended to me by my Spanish teacher), I said wow, this is a female counterpart of the Cuban writer Pedro Juan Gutierrez (I recommend his novel Dirty Havana Trilogy), but after promising start, it quickly became boring and trivial. It seems that in the second half of the book the writer completely lost the concept and her blind hatred of the Cuban regime prevailed over her artistic intentions. The book reads like political (anti)propaganda from a bitter pessimist in the exile. Disappointing!