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Dreaming in Cuban
 

Dreaming in Cuban

by Cristina Garcia

"Remarkable...An intricate weaving of dramatic events with the supernatural and the cosmic...Evocative and lush...A rich and haunting narrative, an excellent new voice in contemporary fiction."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Now available in a Spanish language edition from Ballantine Books.
Here is the dreamy and bittersweet story of a family divided by politics and geography by the Cuban... (read more)

Top tags: cuba,  fiction,  family,  family relationships and political divisions,  immigrant experience (all tags)

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Liked It

Ozzie L
  • Rated 5 stars

“Being of Cuban descent myself, I thought this book was great. Though it does go back and forth in time, through the eyes of various characters, once I got into it, I didn't find it hard to follow at all. I think this is a great read for anyone who is Cuban or American-Cuban, or for anyone who wants to better understand the Cuban and American-Cuban psyche.”

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Didn’t Like It

Risingangel1961
  • Rated 2 stars

“Having grown up with a bunch of Cuban gf's I was kind of disappointed with this book. I didn't feel it adequately described what it really is to grow up in Havanah or to be Cuban for that matter.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.54321 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4 stars
  

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