Loverboys, Ana Castillo
Loverboys, Ana Castillo
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Loverboys

Author: Ana Castillo

Narrator: Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/21/2023


Synopsis

From Ana Castillo, the widely praised author of So Far from God and The Guardians, comes this collection of stories on the experience of love in all its myriad configurations. Infectiously moody and murderously comic, this collection chronicles the rapturous beginnings, melancholy middles, and bittersweet endings of modern romance between men and women, men and men, and women and women.

About Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo is a celebrated and distinguished poet, writer, editor, playwright, translator, and visual artist. Her accolades include the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement, and PEN Oakland Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award. She has received a Lambda in fiction and nonfiction, NEA fellowships in fiction and poetry, and an American Book Award. She is the bestselling author of So Far from God and Sapogonia, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

About Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo is an experienced narrator and actress who spent her childhood performing in theater productions, commercials, films, and voiceovers. Born to Cuban immigrant parents, she narrates and acts in both Spanish and English. Her work has been added to numerous best of lists, including Audible's for 2017 and 2018. Born and raised in New Jersey, she currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

Castillo’s stories are beautifully written, but at the same time they are almost too casual. Not Dybek casual where you feel like you’re best friend or your crush is telling you a story that’s almost a secret on a 5 hour bus ride to somewhere humid, not Munro casual where it’s like being stuck in a......more

Goodreads review by Denise

Loverboys is a collection of twenty three short stories. Each revolves a relationship, detailing the role the woman or women had. Few of them have happy endings and many involve infidelities. Each story was easy to read and helped to create an interesting book, reinforcing the powerful role that Ana......more