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Underdogs: With Related Texts
Underdogs: With Related Texts | Mariano Azuela
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In addition to a fresh translation of "Los de Abajo," Azuela's classic novel of the Mexican Revolution, this volume offers both a general Introduction to the work and an extensive appendix setting the novel in its historical, literary, and political context. Related texts include contemporary reviews of Azuela's book, an excerpt from Anita Brenner's "Idols Behind Altars" (1929), and selections from John Reed's "Insurgent Mexico" (1914).
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Mehso-so

An interesting read from the #Reading1001 list about how and why some joined the revolution, and how they in the end became that which they wished to overcome... but it was choppy for me, I‘m not sure if it was the writing or the translation, but I didn‘t feel as invested in these characters as I should have. #Reading1001

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Kristelh
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Pickpick

#1001Diversity #reading1001 #Hispanicheritsgemonth enjoyed this one, thanks JenP for a great choice

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Currey
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#1001Diversify #reading1001 #Hispanicheritagemonth The library comes thru for Hispanic Heritage Month

Kristelh I hope to read The Underdogs. Read the other choices. 6y
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diovival
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Pickpick

This story has a rough & tumble kind of energy. A group of men band together under the leadership of a charismatic figure. It's not long before an idealist joins the ranks and the men are persuaded to fight for the revolution. It's not long before those ideals prove moot when faced with the realities of war. These underdogs fight because they love to fight. Azuela paints a vivid picture. Book is short, but the language is meaty. Solid pick!

MrBook Nice review! 7y
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Sace
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Oh my! The things you find in your used book from ThriftBooks! 😂

DivineDiana 😂🤣😂 7y
OrangeMooseReads Oh my indeed 😂 7y
AmandaL 😂 7y
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Reecaspieces 😂😂😂😳😳😳 7y
Sace @DivineDiana @OrangeMooseReads @AmandaL it's hilarious and skeevy at the same time! 7y
Sace @Reecaspieces exactly. 7y
Reecaspieces @RestlessFickleBookSlut at least they used a bookmark! 😂😂😂 7y
Sace @Reecaspieces true. The book was in pretty good condition. 7y
Eggs LOL 7y
Dogearedcopy I would love to see a picture of these ladies today, *24 years later*! 7y
Jas16 😳 7y
GypsyKat 😂 7y
LeahBergen @Dogearedcopy Their skin has probably aged really well from all of that mud and oil. 😂 7y
Wuxia.Ravenclaw007 Oh my gersh! Gotta love used books for reasons like THIS! 😅 7y
Sace @LeahBergen 😂😂😂😂 7y
Augustdana Oh my !!! 😂😂😂😂😂 7y
CoverToCoverGirl 😱😂 7y
minkyb This is great! 7y
diovival This is hilarious. Also, YAY! You find a copy of 7y
Sace @diovival definitely a #blameitondiovival purchase. 😁 7y
diovival I'm in a hashtag? I have arrived! 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa 😂That‘s hilarious!! 6y
Sace @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Omigish! Thank you! A little while ago one of the Litsy memes had a strangest thing you've found in a book post and I thought of this but knew it would take forever to find the post! Now I at least have a screen shot for the future! 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m so glad I stumbled across this post! (I was searching the book at the time) 6y
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diovival

"The streets in Aguascalientes were so many refuse piles. Men in khaki moved to and fro like bees before their hive, overrunning the restaurants, the crapulous lunch houses, the parlous hotels, and the stands of the street vendors on which rotten pork lay alongside grimy cheese.
The smell of these viands whetted the appetites of Demetrio and his men."

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diovival

"I hoped to find a meadow at the end of the road, I found a swamp. Facts are bitter; so are men. That bitterness eat your heart out; it is poison, dry rot. Enthusiasm, hope, ideals, happiness - - vain dreams, vain dreams..... When that's over, you have a choice. Either you turn bandit, like the rest, or the timeservers will swamp you...."

batsy The quotes you've posted from this book so far 👌 7y
diovival @batsy There's so much more! I've started to add sticky flags to my book. 7y
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diovival
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"But by God! You've got guts, you've got red blood in your veins and you've got a soul, too, see? So you lose your temper, you stand up to them and tell them to go to the Devil."

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diovival

"In his imagination, he reviewed the features of last night's men. One, Pancracio, was pockmarked, blotchy, unshaven; his chin protruded, his forehead receded obliquely; his ears formed one solid piece with head and neck--a horrible man. The other, Manteca, was so much human refuse; his eyes were almost hidden, his look sullen; his wiry straight hair fell over his ears, forhead and neck; his scrofulous lips hung eternally agape."

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diovival
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#Currentlyreading for book club. Starting a bit late but should be enough time to finish before we meet later this month.

DogEaredBooks I still need to start my book club book too! 🙈 7y
diovival @DogEaredBooks September snuck up on us! Your book sounds like it will lead to a meaty discussion. 7y
DogEaredBooks So does yours! I thought I still had so much time. Oops! 7y
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Sace
Los de abajo | Mariano Azuela
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#bookmail

And I needed it after a crappy day.

Andrea4 Here's to a night of books to turn a crappy day around! 🍻 7y
mrozzz Revel in the books! 🤓 7y
Sace @Andrea4 Cheers! Nothing makes a crappy day better like bookmail! 7y
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Sace @mrozzz I have so many I could swim in them! It doesn't stop me from acquiring more! 7y
mrozzz Same!!! Sometimes I'm not even reading but I like to sit with 3 or 4 books on my lap just because I like to have them near. 😁 Books=comfort 7y
Sace @mrozzz AMEN! Sometimes I just look at my bookshelves. 7y
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DreesReads
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This small novel about Mexican Revolution rebels would be amazing in a Mexican history or lit class--I wish I had people to discuss it with!! #1001books read #179

Sace I have to have this! 7y
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DreesReads
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I don't usually find many items in library books, but this small book has 3 items: a grocery list (written in the book), notes on the book, and a book recommendation that I have added to my (huge) tbr shelf. I am leaving the loose items right where I found them 🙂 @Liberty #stackedup

JanuarieTimewalker13 I think it's all cool except the writing in the book, that breaks my heart, and shows a lack of respect for the book, the library, and other patrons. 7y
DreesReads @JanuarieTimewalker13 this book is a 1996 printing but the library stamped it in 2004--it might be a donation they shelved. 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Ok, that makes me feel better. Thank you! (edited) 7y
SilversReviews That's pretty neat to find things in a book. Oh...I see they wrote a grocery list on the page. That isn't good. (edited) 7y
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DreesReads
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Next up for fiction! #1001books

RealBooks4ever That's a crazy cover! I've not heard of this book before. 😻 7y
DreesReads @RealBooks4ever per the back cover, the image is by Diego Rivera, The Burning of Judas Figures, c1923. From the murals of the Ministry of Public Education, Mexico City. 7y
RealBooks4ever @AudreyMorris Excellent! Thank you! 7y
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DreesReads
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Library haul, because I have no self control. #litsyAtoZ #1001books

AshleyHoss820 I enjoyed The Underdogs! 😊 7y
RealBooks4ever 😄😄😄 7y
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AshleyHoss820
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Pickpick

This was my first Mexican Revolution novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a quick read at 134 pages. 112/1,001 #1001Books

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