!Yo! by Julia Alvarez is a great book to read. I thought it was easy to follow because of the good sequence it had. Its characters were very diversified and were all connected through Yolanda Garcia, the main character of the book. This book will definitely make you want to read more of Alvarez' books. I also read In the time of Butterflies by the same author and I was equally excited when I finished reading it. I would definitely...
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I enjoyed Yo! more than I did How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent. Julia Alvarez does such a great job of developing each point of view on Yolanda Garcia, that by the end of the novel you feel as if you personally know this character. She brings to life her central character through the stories of those who were a part of her life and she does this so skilfully, with each character given its own writing style and voice,...
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wow! I remember being blown away by "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent". Even then, Yolanda was my favorite character. It was easy to get right into this book-it was fast-reading, interesting, and definitely worthwhile. Being a resident of Vermont myself, I am amazed with Julia Alvarez' amazing writing talent. And although she is not nationally well-known, she is a name commonly heard around here. Yo! was a truly...
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This was such a wonderful read! It felt like a coming home! All the distinct characters have an opinion about Yolanda Garcia. "Yo" has written a book whose characters bare way too much resemblance to her family members and everyone is in an uproar. "Yo" seems unaffected by it all. Julia Alvarez has the ability to take you in to her story with a warmth that has the scent of the "sancocho" your Mami made on Saturdays...
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Julia Alvarez' writing is characterized by her impeccable ability to create convincing characters whose travails and disappointments, joys and triumphs, the reader inevitably experiences as though he were an integral part of the book. In this, the sequel to How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, Alvarez once again has taken us in a wild ride that reverberates with the sound of truth. Amazingly, we re-acquaint ourselves with...
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