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“Are you afraid?“ she asked in turn. She put her bowl aside and stared into my eyes.

“No,“ I said.

“Why?“

“I don't know,“ I said.

“I will tell you why,“ she smiled. “It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant...“

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1- One of my ancestral American Indigenous languages, mainly Oʼodham.

2- American English is my only language. Wasn't interested in learning Spanish (I do know a few words). The tagged has a lot of Spanish dialogue without direct translations.

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1- I usually only read at bedtime, so at an incline 😂. My favorite is sitting in the garden or inside beside seasonal decorations or a fountain.

2- I expected a Grandma-like character, and a cozy-kind of story. This is a very serious, deeply meaningful story.

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This was a quaint little book, following two catholic priests, their friendship and their missions in New Mexico and newly aquired territories of the time. I believe it's based on real missionaries which I'll have to look into.

There is aclot of casual racism sprinkled throughout, but aside from that it is pretty tame.

I am used to reading Willa Cather‘s writing about the Nebraska frontier. This was a shift reading her writing of the Southwest. It‘s time was the mid lo late 19th Century. I found it such a beautiful narrative of priests‘ lives and those of the Mexican and Native populations. I have lived and traveled through much of location she writes of and I could feel everything about it in her writing. That‘s why she is one of our best American writers.

What a cool book! It is, in essence, three separate stories about a deputy sheriff in small town New Mexico, named ‘Ogden‘. He‘s an interesting character, understated and sarcastic. Yet, the reader is left with some very complicated feelings about Ogden by the end. As always, it‘s difficult to feel one way when reading an Everett.

A hauntingly beautiful book in the setting of the Mexican pre WWII New Mexico. A coming of age story of a boy walking in the two worlds of Spanish Catholics and his indigenous god mother who knew different powers. The book left you thinking strongly of the essence of what our walk in life is about. In the end what does it mean? Love this book!

Interesting mystery and great characters. I didn't want to put this one down!

So...apparently, I haven't read many of the books listed, but here are my top 3:

1. Bless Me, Ultima
2. The Bluest Eye
3. The Color Purple

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