Stars in His Eyes

Ceferino Carrión is desperate to leave Spain, he’s been conscripted into the army, received his call up papers, and he wants to go to America. After seven failed attempts to leave the country, he's finally successful, Ceferino's aboard a ship called the Liberte as a stowaway, and he arrives in New Y......more

van de hak op de tak over verschillende anekdotes van Ceferino’s leven zonder er echt een samenhangend verhaal van te maken hij lijkt ook helemaal niet zo een goede vriend/echtgenoot/vader......more

I did not like this book. The beginning was promising. It starts as the tale of a boy who wants better for himself and seizes every opportunity that comes his way. But it quickly evolves into a “Greatest Hits” piece about a selfish, childish man who cares about nothing but being in every room “where......more

Em sap greu però no se m'ha fet interessant. L'he seguit fins la pàgina 107. Però que tots els personatges tinguin noms castellans a la Catalunya dels anys 50, se m'ha fet difícil de creure. He anat tenint paciència a veure si finalment trobava la Catalunya que per mi era esperable, però res, ni un......more

This isn’t a horrible book but it’s not a great one either. I got really bored throughout all the wine section. The restaurant sections were interesting at times.......more