Carmen la Coja

I read Peel My Love Like an Onion based on reviews of "So far from God", a book whose acclaim caused many to place Ms. Castillo in the same class as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Junot Diaz. Upon reading such adoration AND discovering she was a Chicagoan born and raised, I decided I needed to read ever......more

When you find something familiar you tend to cling onto it in the hopes that it will lead you to a world that will reflect your experiences and mirror back insights that seem unique to you. I find myself constantly seeking reassurances in my reading that I am not alone in my thoughts and feelings- n......more

This was a difficult book to read due to the author's style of writing and layout of the book. The characters were not ones that I was able to relate to at all. Overall not a book I would recommend.......more

This was an interesting read. I liked the book, but did not love it. Definitely a page turner though - it was unpredictable, which was one of the things I liked about it. The uncertainty of Carmen's relationships with Manolo and Agustin kept me reading on! She also portrays some of the characters we......more

This was a fabulous Latina novel unlike any other I've read. Most Latina novels (in English anyways), have at least one "good Catholic" character and a bit of moralizing somewhere occurring with at least one character in the novel. Peel My Love Like an Onion did not have any of that. It's a very int......more