Kim P. (kimdep) reviewed The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Mambo Kings, Bk 1) on + 39 more book reviews
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This is a pretty cool book that is supposed to read like songs off a record. The main character is a fun-loving, hypersexual, mambo singer reviewing his life as he basically kills himself with whiskey in a hotel room. He returns to a hotel room where he has fond memories of sexual exploits to listen to records and reflect on his life. I kept trying to figure out if I liked this guy as I read the book. He is egotistical and misogynistic but he's Cuban and he was raised by an abusive father. He loves his mother deeply and I think he's truly a good man but works through his issues by exploiting women & drinking whiskey. I really liked the writing style it floats in and out through different time periods of his life so you feel like you're really reflecting along with him.
Dexter D. (ddonham) reviewed The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Mambo Kings, Bk 1) on + 80 more book reviews
Pulitzer Prize-wining novel
