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This was an interesting read. Hard to describe, and sometimes very strange but very entertaining. Even though it's written in English there were a lot of Spanish words throughout, and I learned a bit about Cuba. One of my favorite quotes "Painting is its own language...translations just confuse it, dilute it, like words going from Spanish to English. I envy my mother her Spanish curses sometimes. They make my English collapse in a heap."

Some belated birthday gifts from a couple of friends who know me well 🤗 I've read Their Eyes were Watching God before, but I didn't own this beautiful version � and I've never even heard of Dreaming in Cuban but I'm all about everything Spanish these days so it's right up my alley! 🇨🇺

I love this book told in magic realism style. "I imagine Abulea Celias surprise as I sneak up behind her . She'll be sitting in her wicker swing overlooking the sea and she'll smell of salt and violet water. There'll be gulls and crabs along the shore . She'll stroke my cheek with her cool hands and sing quietly in my ear." I think of my daughters when I read it, who are Cuban on their grandfather's side. #dreamingincuban #latinheritagemonth

Half way through the book I realized I was skipping parts trying to get to the action... which I never found. It's not that it's a bad bood, I believe maybe I wasn't in the mood for that type of novel so my review might not be totally fair. However, I was excited to find a novel set in Cuba.

New in! Travelling to Cuba today! ☀

#cubanhistory #cuba #family #revolution

Three books by Cuban writers arrived in the mail today! �

"That we can see and understand everything just as well alive as dead, only when we're alive we don't have the time, or the peace of mind, or the inclination to see and understand what we could. We're too busy rushing to our graves." #dreamingincuban #hispanicheritagemonth #latinxliterature

���� Magical realism that I truly enjoyed!! Novel set in Cuba and New York about the women of a family split after the revolution, it moves through different perspectives and different times.

#MagicalRealism

A short nap time means short reading time for me. I'll just have to incorporate reading with the babies 👶♥�📚

#11thHourReadathon

I adore Pilar. She is very opinionated and her I'm loving her POV!

#11thHourReadathon

📚I'd say The Read Aloud Family exploded my TBR but I own this book, so when my littles are older I can just go back to it for recommendations!

📚 Finally getting to Dreaming in Cuban, I've been wanting to get to this one for the better part of the year! 😄

#BlameItOnLitsy

After reading Next Year in Havana, I've been on the lookout for other fiction recs about the Cuban revolution - this one is on sale for $1.99 currently on digital platforms so I snapped it up! #ebookdeals

I‘m currently working on overhauling the design of my website (so many posts to reformat!), and I‘ve been taking some snapshots of my shelves to sprinkle around the design. This shelf is the tail end of my travel writing books and the start of my books set in the Caribbean and Central and South America. I sort most of my books by setting, then author and topic. How do you arrange your books?

#bookshelves #paperbacks #bookspines #booklife

Intensely rhythmic and lyrical, this novel describes the responses and lives of three generations of women during and after the Cuban revolution. Each woman has a different outlook on the revolution which affects their relationships, both familial and romantic. Historical fiction with a tinge of magical realism.

Where I am spending the rest of the afternoon. ☺�☀�🌲🌊

Not just a good list of books, but also a reminder about why these writers became refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/books/review/25-great-books-by-refugees-in-am...

Fantastic Cristina Garcia's first novel, so wonderfully and poetically written and such a sad story. Let's continue reading LatinX!

#diversebooks #latinxheritagemonth #HHM

A poetic, captivating book set in Havana and Brooklyn, Dreaming in Cuban is the perfect novel to curl up with on a summer night.

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Came straight from work to the gym so I can spend the hour before parkour class reading. Hoping to finish this one tonight -- only about 80 pages to go! #bookisholympics

Backyard hammock reading. #bookisholympics

Starting off the #BookishOlympics with Dreaming in Cuban. Only 10 pages in so far...

What are you reading first? �📚