Soledad
A Novel

In terms of interesting themes, this book was good. It dealt with interesting issues. I understood a lot of why some characters acted the way they did. However, the lack of clear dialogue and the somewhat consuming storytelling really took me out of the novel. I didn't enjoy having to try to figure......more

read for senior sem: THIS BOOK IS SOUL CRUSHING AND AFFIRMING ABOUT A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND ALSO .... CULTURAL TRAUMA BY LIKE... LISTENING TO EACH OTHER (a summary that does not do this book justice at all!!!) when olivia screams at the end she breaks through genera......more

What I find the most compelling part's of Angie Cruz's novel is not the prose or magical realist elements, but its extremely accurate caricature of NYC. The funniest and truest description of West Manhattan. I wouldn't describe it as magical realist so much as having a dream motif. The lyrical endin......more

Soleda represents so many parts of me and so many of the women I’ve known. Having been raised in such Dominican spaces, I thought I knew better and by better I figured that assimilation was the key here in America. Boy was I wrong, so was Soledad. As Cruz progresses in the narrative of this young wo......more

Angie Cruz tells a compelling authentic story about growing up in Washington Heights, NYC. Without shying away from the ugly truths of poverty, crime and drugs culture, Cruz shows a community that looks out for one another and shares a sense of solidarity. They are tight---like an extended family. B......more