Texreader 🙁 2d
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pickWritten by a #Venezuelan author who was an economic minister there, his first fiction book has an extraordinary air of accuracy—even if the love stories feel less than realistic. The book covers the defeat of President Perez by Hugo Chávez, and his rein of socialism that destroyed the vibrant country. He cozied up to Fidel Castro, and Cuba and the USA‘s spies are busy at work there. So much is going on, it‘s a slow read but very interesting. ⬇️
pickA wonderful mostly wordless MGGN about a girl who leaves Cuba without her parents under the Peter/Pedro Pan operation. Her life in Cuba is in color; her life in NYC is in grayscale. I love how the color shows up in books, foods, and flowers, bringing her back to life. This book brought me almost to tears, just thinking what it must be like to send a child away for years, not knowing if/when you‘d see her again, for her safety.
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Reading in the tagged book about Hugo Chavez‘s disastrous years as dictator, it‘s true the more things change the more they stay the same. And having read many books last year for #readingtheAmericas and the USA‘s historical support of South and Latin American dictators 😡, I finally understand and support reviving these sanctions.
I feel a little more knowledgeable thanks to Litsy!
#foodandlit
This makes me think of Hugo Chavez but it would have been his grandmother in the crowd
#Venezuela #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
#motivationalmonday
1) just clients keeping me very busy this week
2) hot chocolate in the winter, otherwise just ice water to drink; I rarely snack when reading unless there‘s a chocolate bar about
3) bookmarks
4) tagged
