Helpful Score: 5
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I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me a lot of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's work 100 Years of Solitude without the overt mysticism.
Touching story of women who are born into troubling political times and caught up in trying to make a difference because of their love for each other and their families.
I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me a lot of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's work 100 Years of Solitude without the overt mysticism.
Touching story of women who are born into troubling political times and caught up in trying to make a difference because of their love for each other and their families.
Helpful Score: 4
Beautifully written, very sad book. This is a story of 4 sisters growing up in the Dominican Republic under the rule of Trujillo, the dictator. The author wrote this with the help of the surviving sister and other family members. I read this thinking that they weren't that much older than me and, while I was worrying about having a date and what dress to wear, they were planning a revolution! Vivan las Mariposas!!!!!!!
Helpful Score: 4
I love historical Fiction and this book is just another example of why. I learned so much about a time in history that I never knew before, but it was not your typical history lesson---so much more enjoyable. It was a sad story, yet, the book remains hopeful. Please note--the cover is different than the one shown here. Mine is red.
Helpful Score: 1
Great book. Really gives the feeling of the state of fear in the country without graphic violence.
Helpful Score: 1
I absolutely loved this book. I read it for a Political Writings by Women class, but it was wonderfully written and it draws the reader in. It is about the Mirabal sisters who, in their own ways, helped in the Dominican revolution .
