In the Time of the Butterflies | 
pickFebruary's best book is a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters, who were kicking ass & taking names, so to speak, during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. I listened to the audiobook, and it did a great job of giving each sister her own voice.
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pickThis was beautiful and heartbreaking. It was hard to read because I knew where it was going, and there was a lot of suffering, but the prose is beautiful and I loved how the sisters all have different voices. Recommended.
pickHoly flicks. This book was so so so good. It‘s historical fiction based on the Mirabal sisters. OMG such an incredible story. I had to read it for school and the first couple chapters were iffy. But then it gets CRAZY GOOD. I recommend translating any Spanish. The characters were realistic and the shifting povs and perspectives really enhanced the storyline. According to the outside research, it‘s fairly accurate. 8.5/10
pick#readingtheamericas2023 #DominicanRepublic Fictionalized account of four sisters who tell their story of growing up under Trujillo‘s ruthless dictatorship. The tale begins with the one surviving sister reflecting back on their relationship with their parents and each other. The pace quickens when they speak of their husbands, their fears, their children, surviving in prison and standing up for freedom. “The Butterflies” still evoke 👇
Not sure if anyone else read In the Time of the Butterflies last month for #FoodandLit #DominicanRepublic, but I just saw that there is a TV series on Disney+ about the Mirabel sisters. Looks like a good one!
https://youtu.be/q5-UiaKUNy4
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pickI first heard about the Mirabal sisters when I read Brazen a few years ago and I knew that I wanted to know more. Dying research for #foodandlit #DominicanRebublic I came across this book, and knew that I had to read. All about the butterflies, the sisters, Patria, Dede, Minerva and Mate. Four sisters who joined in on the fight against the dictator Trujillo. To be honest I had some trouble getting into the story, but at the same time I wanted to
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This is an amazing heartfelt, daring family saga. Las Mariposas (The Butterflies) are 4 sisters in the Dominican who are revolutionaries fighting against the Trujillo regime. Based off a true story, and artfully told this book taught me a lot about DR history while the story sucked me in from page one. These sisters were amazing, and Alvarez's writing is fantastic
pickFour women beautifully narrate the chapters told by each of the Mirabal sisters during dictator Trujillo‘s reign in the #DominicanRepublic. This is their tragic story from the author‘s admittedly very fictionalized version of a true event. It successfully portrays Trujillo‘s lust for young beautiful girls and brutality, and the rebellions and the hope for a better future. Highly recommended. #foodandlit #readingtheAmericas
pickI loved spending time getting to know the Mirabel sisters. A solid historical fiction pick about a family living under the Trujillo dictatorship and the lengths these four bold, brave women will go to for freedom, love, family, and faith.
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My #FoodAndLit #DominicanRepublic book won‘t be here until Tuesday, but I couldn‘t wait to make this Dominican Chimi Burger. 😋
I still have plenty of recipes for the rest of the month, so it‘s okay. 🇩🇴
My next audiobook. #foodandlit #readingtheAmericas @Catsandbooks @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
"Words repeated, distorted, words recreated by those who might bear them a grudge, words stitched to words until they are the winding sheet the family will be buried in when their bodies are found dumped in a ditch, their tongues cut off for speaking too much."
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The Mirabal sisters are what the March sisters could have been if they‘d been revolutionaries and way more badass.
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📚 In The Time of Butterflies
✍️ Kazuo Ishiguro
🍿 IZombie
🎤 Idina Menzel
🎶 I Can't Go On Without You (Kaleo)
On Saturday I treated myself to some new audiobooks from Libro.fm to support my local indie shop. Tagged is the bottom right one that's hardest to read. See anything you liked?
pickThis book would be perfect for a buddy-read or a book club. What I love is how seamlessly the author narrates each sister‘s story. Even the minor characters have memorable cameos. Also, I felt that there was a streak of indulgence for the bad guys.
This is one of those books that says so much in just one sentence. An example: Until the nail is hit, it doesn‘t believe in the hammer. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
50 pages in, and I got goosebumps. Quite a book to start 2022 with. Happy New Year, lovely people! 💖
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Completed my #Booked2021 third quarter:
#ColourinTitle: Well-Read Black Girl
#Relatedto911: The Day the World Came to Town
#Lessthan100pages: Jesus and the Disinherited
#ContainsPhotos: Nomadland
#LatinxAuthor: In the Time of the Butterflies
#AppalachianNoir: Below the Waterfall
pickLove this book about the Mirabal sisters who resisted dictator Trujillo‘s regime and were eventually executed in 1960 in the Dominican Republic. Written in diverse voices and styles, it paints a vivid picture of the impact of the grinding oppression and strength and courage taken to overthrow it. Especially interesting as I visited the DR women‘s centre in 1992 and got a shirt with the sisters on it that I wore to shreds.
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Once the goat [dictator Trujillos] was a bad memory in our past, that would be the real revolution we would have to fight: forgiving each other for what we had all let come to pass.
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A gorgeous and powerful book about sisters and revolution.
pickWhat a saga! This book took me forever to read, but not because I didn‘t like it! It was so good, just pretty dense. But I learned so much… I didn‘t know anything about the time and place this book was set! I got this book through a book exchange, and I‘m glad I did.
With all my great reading on this grid I didn‘t even mind that I panned one book. Tagged my favorite!
pickHistorical fiction at its best: the kind of book where you finish the last page and open your internet browser to learn more. This novel explores the events surrounding the Mirabal sisters‘ death at the hands of the dictator Trujillo in the 1960s Dominican Republic. Highly recommended.
pickHow did I not know this story. The conversation is fictional but the history and Mirabal family is real. International Day Toward Violence Against Women (Nov 25) was established in the memory of the three siblings assassinated by henchmen for the Dominican Republic dictator, Trujillo. Anger over their death led to Trujillo‘s death and end of regime just 6 months later. ...I‘m so grateful I read books and learn things.
pickSadly, I knew nothing of this true story of the Mirabal sisters. Historical fiction is not usually what I read, but this story was well written, and I enjoyed getting to know all of the sisters individually and together.
⭐️: 3.5/5
pickI knew nothing about this book or the true life story that it was based upon prior to reading it for book club. But I am always pleasantly surprised when I enjoy something I wouldn‘t normally pick up.
This is a #bookintranslation that I read recently and really liked. Based on the story of the Mirabal sisters. #integrateyourshelf @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn
Thank you so much for my Valentine surprise Cynthia!! I love the card too! Can‘t wait to read this one!! I hope you have a Happy Valentine‘s Day!! 💗💗💗
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This book, #BasedOnATrueStory, has been on my #TBR for way too long! I need to finally get my hands on a copy. #AuldLangReads
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pickTeaching English this morning at the alternative school ...but first we had bread pudding and sausage links ❤️👩🏽🍳📖❤️
This book and Before We Were Free are the essays the kids are working at . ..
This is one I #readinhighschool because I overheard a girl I thought was cool talking about it. And then I completely fell in love with it! I must have read it 5 or 6 times in those 4 years. #gratefulreads @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickNot my favorite n NEA Big Read book (last year's book was my fav so far) but still an amazing and important story/account. Still processing...
pickHistorical fiction depicting the lives of the Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic during the reign of Trujillo. Critical to the resistance against the regime. Their story is moving and tragic. It is not surprising that the women‘s bravery continues to inspire and be celebrated. Alvarez gives each woman a full and complex life. Powerful book.
👉This Strand X PEN America reading list explores how Latinx, intersectional, and multicultural identity has influenced a range of genres. ☝️Read more here: https://www.strandbooks.com/strand-blog#/entry/entry136-latin...
"A chill goes through her, for she feels it in her bones, the future is now beginning. By the time it is over, it will be the past, and she doesn't want to be the only one left to tell their story."
In the Time of the #Butterflies
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I found lots of #butterflies on book covers. I had no idea this was such a common book cover illustration. I haven't read most of these. #literaryluck
Found this gem of a book while cleaning and reorganizing my bedroom today. I read this one as part of a Sociology of Gender course during my undergraduate career and can remember the wide array of emotions it made me feel. Very good read if you're interested in historical fiction.
I made myself a new reading nook last weekend and someone just discovered it. #catpeopleproblems #readingcompanion
BOOK: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
AUTHOR: Eowyn Ivey
MOVIE: It Happened One Night
FOOD: Iced tea (I know it‘s a drink and not technically “food” but the only food I could think of was ice cream and probably everyone is gonna use that! 😜)
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pickFantastic book that should serve as a cautionary yet inspiring tale for Americans living in our current political reality.
pickThis is my #hour30challenge for #24in48
I read this years ago and was overwhelmed by it - the ordinary family, relationships of the siblings and what their lives were like, and the danger they faced. I had known nothing of life in the Dominican Republic and my heart broke for the challenges they faced and the courage they had.
pickA fictional account of the Mirabals, victims of the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic (see authors note) It‘s written from each sister‘s POV, chronicling the journey from daughters to wives & then ‘politicos‘. Alvarez brings the epoch to life through a personal lens - girlhood, faith, marriage & motherhood, the personal interactions of prison time & house arrest, the small details make this a heartfelt read rather than a history. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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