Have You Seen Marie?

I think I too enjoyed the afterword a little more than the actual story... But still!! Such a simple , powerful book! Sandra Cisneros has such a beautiful way with words. I love her constant use of similies & metaphors. It's as if she has no fear in her writing. Anyway.. I saw an interview she did i......more

One of my favorite quotes (of many) from this lovely book is "There is no getting over death only learning how to travel alongside of it." The quote aptly describes the journey the author takes you through while she is searching for her lost cat, Marie. There is so much to love about this book before......more

I read this book in Spanish to practice my Spanish and since I am not fluent, I did not understand everything. My Spanish is not adequate to writing the review in Spanish so I am writing it in English. What I did understand was that a woman was looking for her lost cat, but these feelings were someho......more

It has the form of a children's book, with charming and colorful illustrations and large type, succinct paragraphs. But Cisneros says in her Afterward that she wrote it, following the death of her mother, for adults. Sandra's friend Roz, along with her cat, Marie, drives three days from Tacoma to vi......more