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Book Review of The Old Gringo

The Old Gringo
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I read this book (very slowly) in Spanish, with the English version available for difficult passages, and I liked it very much.

It's a very contemplative book and portrays how three main characters see themselves and their respective countries (US and Mexico)at a key time and place, when relationships among them were shifting. If you're looking for an action-packed narrative, this isn't it. If you're interested in the end of the colonial era in Mexico or Latin America, I recommend it.