Amigoland

Perhaps you must be related to a crotchety abuelita to really love this book as much as I did. I really enjoyed the use of language and the point of view in this book. The characters,plotting and pacing are beautiful. I also appreciated the author's use of nuance and detail to bring the story to lif......more

Amigoland begins as a depressing chronicle of life reluctantly lived in a nursing home, and if the story ever truly escapes the reader’s desire to see something hopeful come from that, it’s into the past. It’s a kind of Quixote story. It’s a journey into a story that may or may not have happened. I......more

This book lingered in my mind for years after first reading it. I couldn't even remember why I loved it but I knew that it touched me deeply so I read it again and it flooded back with full force. If you ever loved an old person or if you are an old person or want to be an old person some day this b......more

In much the same way that I couldn't get through Confederacy of Dunces until I lived in New Orleans, and the way I swell up with Midwest longing while reading Willa Cather, I'm not sure I'm Texas enough to truly appreciate Casares. Yet.......more

This book touches on a subject matter that is so often ignored or just brushed over in the lightest way possible: aging and death and dying. I would absolutely recommend this book to nursing students and even medical students (doctors). Two estranged brothers that lost touch over what most disagreem......more