Macho!

by Victor Villaseñor and Edward Villasenor

Book Overview

From a pioneer of modern U.S. Hispanic literature, and the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Loco Love and Rain of Gold, comes a gripping, coming-of-age tale that exposes the intensity and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385311184
• ISBN13: 9780385311182
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Delta
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Great incorporation of Cesar Chavez into a quality narrative

I read this book due to the great enjoyment provided me by the 'The Rain of Gold'. This book is much shorter and I anticipated that it would be difficult to provide the deep character development or interaction but I was wrong. Villasenor does an excellent job detailing the travils of Roberto and really showing the growth and inner turmoil being experienced by the heroine. I also believe the analogy of male vs. female and U.S. vs. Mexico are very interesting. Roberto makes decisions that are attributed to the women he respects more than to the country he feels beholden to but the reader can see the contributions of both. Mexico's machismo characterization is reknown and probably overplayed but as a Mexican-American growing up in the Southwestern USA I can attest that it is a very difficult dynamic to confront (or ignore). Last item: I really enjoyed the excerpts of the Cesar Chavez dilemma from the immigrants perspective. Roberto is caught in the middle of being restricted from work by the strikers but appreciates the long term vision that Cesar Chavez had for all workers throughout the world. Great book!!

I'm now a fan of Villasenor's work

I read the book in 2 days, because I literally couldn't put it down. Me being of Mexican Descent and from San Diego, I really felt a connection with MACHO and the depiction of the machismo ways of my culture. But this book is truly for everyone and anyone who enjoys a wonderful, vivid well written story of Life. Read this book and take a ride through Victor Villasenor's train of though with very few stops! San619diego@hotmail.com

great book

Last year for my sophomore English class I had to read this book. At first I didn't like the book, but after a few chapters I started to love the book. This year my school was privileged enough to have Victor Villasenor come and speak to my fellow juniors, and some of the sophomore class. Victor Villasenor is a great author and speaker, if you haven't read this book or any of his books, I would suggest reading them !Jon Pait, 16, TUHS.