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House of Broken Angels
House of Broken Angels | Luis Alberto Urrea
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From a Pulitzer Prize finalist comes a powerful and unforgettable portrait of one Mexican American family and the American dream"One of the most vivid and engrossing family epics of the last twenty years."--Dave EggersOne of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018: Entertainment Weekly, Southern Living, The Millions, Chicago Review of Books, Bustle, Nylon, Book Riot, BookBub"All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies herself, leading to a farewell doubleheader in a single weekend. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life.Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home.The story of the de La Cruzes is the quintessential American story. This indelible portrait of a complex family reminds us of what it means to be the first generation and to live two lives across one border. It takes us into a world we have not known, while reflecting back the hopes and dreams of our own families. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank.
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Panpan

I really wanted to like this end of life story, but the writing style was so distracting that I found it hard to stay in the story.

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#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#MountTBR #ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

TheAromaofBooks Bummer!! 2d
TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks It happens 🤷🏻‍♀️😕 2d
TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader Here's to better reads 🥂 2d
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"Big Angel was late to his own mother's funeral."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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TheBookgeekFrau
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A beautiful fall morning for outdoor reading 🍁😊

BarbaraBB I loved this one! 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @BarbaraBB 🙌🏼🙌🏼 1w
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rachaich
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I think this was a Litsy recommendation last year. Cool cover and premis.
I have to say, it took effort to get past the first 50 or so pages as there seemed to be loads of characters and their names changed depending on who was with them. But reading larger chunks helped somewhat. Then I discovered the cute family tree at the back...
It was a truly heartfelt story, influenced by the author's family, and I became invested in the relationships.

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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This book was recommended to me by one of my favorite former professors from college. So I had to give it a listen! It definitely grew on me. It skips around between all the family members, telling snippets of their story, so sometimes I had a hard time keeping track of the characters. That‘s normally a recipe for me to get annoyed. But the writing was just so dang good, I could get swept up into it regardless. I would recommend!!

BarbaraBB Loved this one. 3y
Erin.Elizabeth10 @BarbaraBB Yes, it‘s the kind of book I feel like I could reread. 3y
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Jas16
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Big Angel is about to die but before he goes he wants one last birthday celebration with the family he has presided over as patriarch for years. He is loved by many but knows he has not always been a good father, husband, or brother. As the family gathers we get to know their complicated history and relationships and all of the love and pain that come with both. A celebration of an imperfect man and imperfect families. #booked2021 #latinxauthor

AlaMich I loved this book! 3y
ChaoticMissAdventures Urrea is such a good writer. And he is a super nice human too ❤️ 3y
BarbaraBB Such a good one! 3y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sprawling family dramas aren‘t usually my jam, but Urrea envelops with such lush details. Such vulnerable characters; everyone with something to prove. This is a Mexican-American immigrant story, but at the core, it‘s about familial connection and unconditional love. It‘s easy to see that Big Angel is based on Urrea‘s own brother. Thoughtful, and at times funny, this novel has the aura of a true story.

Cinfhen I‘ve started this book twice(audio) but couldn‘t get into it....maybe I need to try print. I know @BarbaraBB loved it 3y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen I went back and forth between this and audio. I liked both, but preferred print. 3y
plemmdog I loved his nonfiction book on immigration (The Devil‘s Highway). 3y
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Cinfhen Good to know 😁 3y
britt_brooke @plemmdog Definitely adding it to my TBR - thanks! 3y
AlaMich I loved this book, and another by him as well. 3y
britt_brooke @AlaMich Stacking - thank you! 3y
BarbaraBB I read in print and indeed loved it. Glad you enjoyed it too Britt. Maybe one day you will too @Cinfhen 😃 3y
britt_brooke @BarbaraBB His stories are so immersive! This was my first of his novels, but I‘m reading his short story collection The Water Museum for book club, and that‘s what hooked me. 💚Looking forward to his backlist! 3y
Jolynne An all time fave of mine. 3y
britt_brooke @Jolynne I can see why! 💚 3y
BarbaraBB I will look our for the short stories. I didn‘t know about them. 3y
britt_brooke @BarbaraBB They‘re so good. I think you‘ll enjoy! 3y
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Christine
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Was googling something about my son‘s school and stumbled upon its notable alumni on Wikipedia. I‘ve been wanting to read Urrea (in general, and these two books in particular) for years but had no idea he once lived in our little suburbs-ish neighborhood! Cool. (Interesting entry below him...also did not know that. Another published author, I suppose! 😉)

lynneamch How very cool! I saw him speak a couple years ago and was so impressed. What a genuine and insightful man with a charming sense of humor. I really enjoyed this one too. 4y
JamieArc The Hummingbird‘s Daughter is one of my favorites. He‘s a wonderful human being and author and always love seeing people post about him. ❤️ (edited) 4y
Christine Oh wow, thank you for sharing these impressions, @lynneamch and @JamieArc ! I‘ll admit I don‘t know much about him other than all the rave reviews of his books. I‘m inspired to read him soon and will absolutely be adding the titles you mentioned to my TBR! 4y
Hooked_on_books Interesting combination 4y
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DrexEdit
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I had a hard time getting into this book, but once I did I absolutely LOVED it. So beautiful and painful and joyful all at the same time. Anyone who loves mult-generational stories should give this one a try.

BarbaraBB Loved this one! 4y
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umbrellagirl
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Highly recommend the tagged book. A great multigenerational Mexican-American family story. I will be looking for more from this author. #integrateyourshelf

ChasingOm This has been on my TBR for a while! 4y
umbrellagirl @ChasingOm lots of laughs and lots of tears. 👍🏻 4y
Emilymdxn I loved this book! So many emotions! 4y
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umbrellagirl
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1. Tagged book. I‘m laughing. I‘m crying. It‘s good.
2. Last book I finished in 2020 was Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
3. Same as last year, 52. No challenges or themes, just making my way through what‘s on my wee TBR cart.
#weekendreads

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umbrellagirl
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“Our Lord and Savior demands a sacrifice! Sacrifice your favorite television programs.”
“Chingado,” Big Angel said, looking around at his family. “There goes Ice Road Truckers.”

AlaMich I loved this book! 4y
BarbaraBB Me too! 4y
umbrellagirl @AlaMich @BarbaraBB I just finished it and I loved it too. 4y
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alisonrose
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Feeling a bit muddled right now, so not much to say, but I did quite enjoy this. Urrea does family relationships and dynamics so well, and the examination of the end of one‘s life and taking stock of everything was very poignant. The multi POV style was a little messy and shifted too often and too quickly, and the voices weren‘t always super distinct. But this was very moving at times and beautifully written. 4/5 ⭐️

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alisonrose
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There is a minute in the day, a minute for everyone, though most everyone is too distracted to notice its arrival.

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alisonrose
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They were just two pale souls in the dark of the world, quiet in their refuge. As if everything was well. As if the night held no terror. And the stars circled silent and icy all around them.

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alisonrose
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I‘ve read 75 books so far this year, and only 9 were by men. And 6 of those were Shakespeare plays, so really I‘ve only read 4 dudes. I just generally prefer to read from people other than cis men. When they write men, we get grossness & penis thoughts, and when they write women, we get stereotypes, vapidity, & WAY more thoughts about their own breasts than most breast-havers actually have. But Urrea is a longtime fave who tends to avoid that BS.

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Cortg
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Day 12: For fun, I am going to post one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want. #bookstoread #tbrpile @StaceyKondla

Texreader This is such a great idea. I need to do that to get those books back into my consciousness so I‘ll have a better chance of remembering to read them! 4y
Cortg @Texreader You should! It‘s fun to go through and see what I keep putting off 🤪 4y
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mrp27
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#booked2020 #covercrush

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my first Urrea and I loved it. A multigenerational Mexican/American family celebrates both life and death with just a hint of magic realism, eccentric family members and crazy stories about life on both sides of the border. Despite the library stickers I love this bright floral cover.

BarbaraTheBibliophage Yes, lovely cover! 5y
AlaMich I highly recommend his other book, 5y
Cinfhen I‘ve been meaning to read this book ♥️thanks for the reminder 5y
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mrp27 @Cinfhen 🤗 5y
mrp27 @AlaMich Thanks for the recommendation! 5y
Bookwormjillk That is a really pretty cover 5y
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DrexEdit
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1. This portrait of Jane Seymour done by a friend‘s kid. Love Tudors! Talented kid! 😊💜 And it fits my plan to start The Mirror and the Light this month, right where that book picks up!
2. Tagged
3. Working my side hustle, chores, and reading. The husband‘s calendar is suddenly not so busy with all his events being canceled.
#FriyayIntro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

jordanremington Hello there! How are you doing today? 5y
DrexEdit @jordanremington just fine, thank you! 😊 How are you liking Litsy so far? 5y
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DrexEdit
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I didn't post a #bookspin list this month, but going by last months list and today's winning number (#20), this is the book I would have been reading. I might read it anyway if I finish my Eleanor Roosevelt autobio from last month because it's been on my library revolving hold list waaaaay too long!

@TheAromaofBooks

BarbaraBB It is a great book! 5y
DrexEdit @BarbaraBB it is very likely I got the idea to read it from Litsy! 😊 5y
BarbaraBB Probably! I think it was hot last year. But I should definitely give it a go. I really loved it! 💕 5y
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mrp27
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No better way to spend a Friday night than with my current read, favorite sweet treat and #litsypartyofone

Hoopiefoot I love those jellybeans 😀 5y
mrp27 @Hoopiefoot So yummy! 5y
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mrp27
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#hollyjollyreading #angel

I've been wanting to read this one for ages. I recently saw this beautiful cover while out shopping. I didn't get it, next time.

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚😇 5y
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mrsthilkey
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My favorite post every year-- my top reads!! I'm bringing you my Top 6 favs of 2019. The first three are the outstanding, best-of-the-best!

🧡 The House of Broken Angels- Luis Alberto Urrea
🧡 Rules of Civility- Amor Towles
🧡 Commonwealth- Ann Patchett

💙 Half of a Yellow Sun- Adichie
💙 The Guernsey Literary & PPPS- Barrows & Shaffer
💙 Home Fire- Kamila Shamsie

Best series- Shadow and Bone- Bardugo

See any of your favorites??

BarbaraBB Great choices! I loved Broken Angels, Home Fire and Yellow Sun too. Now I‘m sure I‘ll love Rules of Civility which I have sitting on my shelves ❤️ 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#NamasteNovember #angelsandsaints
One read, the other not read.

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shaynarae
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Mehso-so

This was one of those unfortunate instances where I‘ve been distracted but forced a book on myself anyway. I didn‘t love this book, but maybe it would‘ve been a better reading experience. The writing was wonderful, deftly flowing through and weaving together characters of the De La Cruz family in this Mexican American family saga. It‘s a story of crossing boundaries of countries, life/death, familial, & personal growth.

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BarbaraBB
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"All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." 

Cinfhen Wonderful \ still trying to get my IRL bookclub to read this one 🤓 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I hope you‘ll succeed! 5y
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Ellen_C
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Beautiful story of family, death, life. Big Angel has just buried his mother and is about to celebrate his last birthday with family. He and others reflect on his life, what makes family, how one lives with the past while moving forward. https://cannonballread.com/2019/11/the-house-of-broken-angels-a-novel-elcicco/

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"if only the dominant culture could see these small moments, they would see their own human lives reflected in the other.”

BarbaraBB Great quote. One of my favorite books this year. 5y
llawela Urrea is interviewed by Kristen Tippett on her onbeing podcast. He's hilarious, and intelligent and charming. 5y
llawela @BarbaraBB I have so much of this book underlined :) thx 5y
JamieArc @llawela I love Krista Tippett and Urrea, so that sounds amazing. I‘ll have to check it out. 5y
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cathysaid
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Several 5⭐️ or almost 5⭐️ reads this month! Unusual for me as I‘m usually a star-grinch. Pictured are the top three that I highly recommend.

The pic of the smiling gnome in sunglasses is of my mother-in-law at a graduation party in WI and it makes me laugh every time I see it so thought I‘d share 🤣

#JuneWrapUp

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sarahbarnes
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Such a fantastic story of life. The good and bad, the messiness of it. And how in the end, it comes down to the relationships we have with one another, in all their imperfection. Great summer read. #LitsyAtoZ

BarbaraBB Loved this one! 5y
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Andrea313
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I had a #SneakySuspicion we'd wind up at City Lights bookstore at least one more time this trip; it's definitely a #happy place for us. Here's the #U section, for your entertainment! #30JuneBooks #SongsOfSummer #JazzyJune #citylights
@howjessreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 @Eggs

Eggs Well played 5y
OriginalCyn620 Impressive! ❤️ 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
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cathysaid
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This book 💔 *insert dramatic sigh*

Word origami. I don‘t know how else to describe how effortlessly Urrea creates his characters, sets the tone, constructs the plot and draws you in to the world of this Mexican American family. Initially I was skeptical as to how the author would make such a culture relatable in my eyes. Not only do I find this family relatable...but I will be expecting them for Thanksgiving.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cinfhen Great review 5y
AlaMich I recommend another book of his to you. I just loved 5y
cathysaid @Cinfhen Thanks! @AlaMich I‘ll go look that up! 5y
ferskner I just finished this one too. It was so good! I loved that the author read the audiobook. 5y
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cathysaid
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🤣🤣🤣 I found this far too funny 🤣🤣🤣

RohitSawant 🤣🤣 5y
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cathysaid
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I gotta say, there‘s some wisdom in this attitude! 🤔

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Suet624 Loved House of Broken Angels. I hope you do too. 5y
cathysaid @Suet624 Just started it but I'm already enjoying the family interaction, despite the circumstances.
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BarbaraBB I loved this book. Looking forward to your review! 5y
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suzisteffen
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A family saga set on two days, encompassing so much more. Big Angel is dying, but he wants one last, huge birthday party; his mother manages to die just ahead of him, so the book comprises the day of her funeral, and, one day later, his 70th birthday party. Funny, hard, sad, alarming, and filled with great characters and moments. Vivid about La Paz, about San Diego, and so much more. 4.5 ⭐️ ⬇️

suzisteffen Some content warnings: There is a lot of child abuse in this book, including against a kid who is queer, and against a kid who is told to “become a man“ through the abuse. There is an extended, but not explicit, repeated rape/sexual assault of a teenage boy. And the heterocentrism is really, really thick in this one. There are some deaths by, and some more threats of, gun violence. 5y
DivineDiana I was just about to stack and then read your warnings. Thank you so much. 5y
suzisteffen @DivineDiana I have mixed feelings about the affection most characters in the book feel for the main character because of some of this. I do think Urrea intended for us to see an evolution toward better parenting and a better understanding of the harm abuse causes over three generations of fathers, but ... yeah. It was a fantastically written book. But. 5y
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She stared up at him. “Yo no,” she said, shaking her head. “No more cook!” She waved her hands in front of herself. In Spanish, she said, “I was a cook for everybody for 50 years. I had to. Now I won‘t have to cook for anybody ever again. Oh no, Gabriel. I am a refugee from the apron.”
It had never occurred to Little Angel that cooking masterpieces every day had been a chore. “Get me coffee,” she said. “Sí?”
Off he went.
“I eat hamburrgurrs now!”

suzisteffen ... Perla called. “Subway! Cheerios!” 5y
suzisteffen And with this, Little Angel, who‘s supposedly kinda woke, starts to understand how Mexican feast always came together when he was a kid. #womenswork #isdone 5y
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“Big Angel stood, drifted to the middle of the room, and invited every memory to come to him and clothe him in beauty.”

😳 Dang, this line is so great my eyebrows are still all the way up. 😮😍

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suzisteffen
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This book is due at 3:47 pm tomorrow, and I am NOT EVEN HALFWAY through, and I have French class tonight after work, soooo WE SHALL SEE. I'm liking it though!

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suzisteffen
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I love following Luis and his wife on Twitter, and I have enjoyed his books, both nonfiction and novels. I was bummed this was not in at the library while the #ToB2019 was going on. 🧐 But cool cool, I can‘t read every book on time, I guess. (FOMO is so real with books tho, which is why I had to institute an alternating-month-owned-book-not-library-books-TBR-pile rule😂.) ANYWAY, here we go!

BarbaraBB It‘s worth the wait and it should have won the ToB! 5y
suzisteffen @BarbaraBB oooooh!!! Do you remember what book it lost to in the tourney? 5y
BarbaraBB Yes, to a book I didn‘t like at all: 5y
suzisteffen @BarbaraBB Oooh I haven‘t read that one yet either, though I‘ve heard a lot about it. So much to catch up on! 5y
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BooksForEmpathy
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Book club + birthday celebration tonight with some of my favorite girlfriends. I am so lucky to be able to share a love of books and reading with such fantastic women.

This book was highly rated by all of us. It‘s about love & family, being Mexican, borders & how we create distance/closeness w/ people different than us. And death (a favorite topic of mine). It‘s poetic. It‘s reflective. It‘s funny and sad. Urrea has a glaring gift for writing.

BarbaraBB What a great picture 😍 6y
minkyb I truly loved this book. 6y
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Kalalalatja
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I‘m so glad I found this after reading @BarbaraBB ‘s glowing review of it. I think I would have liked it better in print, so it would be easier to keep track of all the characters, but Urrea was a great audio narrator. It gave me “This is Where I Leave You”-vibes, with its focus on family relationships, the uncovering of secrets and its humour. This was darker, though, but definitely a great book!

BarbaraBB I‘m happy you liked it! 😘 6y
minkyb Really loved this one! 6y
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howjessicareads
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I normally don‘t read much literary fiction (I‘m a plot-driven novel type of person). But I heard Urrea speak about this book at TFOB this year. His story of how his brother‘s final birthday party just before his death inspired him (Urrea) to write it, and how it truly was the only time in his life he ever kissed his brother was so touching that I cried during the panel. #howjessreadsin2019

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Readerann
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Excellent storytelling, although I did have a little trouble keeping track of the characters. I recommend the audiobook, read by the author. #ToB #audiobook

Suet624 Such a lovely book. 6y
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Readerann
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My stack for Dewey‘s Readathon tomorrow! (Hey, a girl has to have options for every mood.) 😁 I already started the two on the right, which I may or may not try to finish tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everyone‘s stacks/updates! 📚📚📚🤓😍 #readathon @DeweysReadathon

BarbaraBB Great stack! 6y
Readerann @BarbaraBB Thanks! I‘m going to go back and read all your ToB posts once I‘ve read the whole shortlist. I‘m so far behind. 😩 6y
BarbaraBB Never mind! Just read The House of Broken Angels 😀😘 6y
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crhealey
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A brightly colored book for a grey, rainy Sunday under the covers! #weekendreads

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BarbaraBB
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My favorite versus my least favorite in the #ToB2019 today. Come on, Angels!

merelybookish 😀 I haven't read House of Broken Angels but I'm NOT for The Overstory. 6y
BkClubCare @merelybookish - ditto? I am curious abt today. 6y
mklong I liked both of these, but I‘m picking Angels today 🤞🏼 6y
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JamieArc I loved The Overstory (I love trees), and I haven‘t read Broken Angels, but I am a huge Urrea fan (books and he himself) so I would go for Angels too. 6y
Redwritinghood This is an interesting match-up. I have only read The Overstory, but loved it. (edited) 6y
BkClubCare Woo hoo! I am really excited to read Broken Angels now! 6y
Rachel_nyc I liked The Overstory more than you but HoBA is my favorite of the ToB so I‘m thrilled it is moving forward. Also glad MStSK is still in the running for zombie. 6y
merelybookish A good judgement, imo. Although I could still see Overstory winning it all. Now I just hope There, There moves on tomorrow! 6y
BarbaraBB @merelybookish We‘re not done with Overstory, I think so too. And tomorrow There There 🤞 6y
BarbaraBB @Rachel_nyc I‘m thrilled too, for both books! 💕 6y
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Elma
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My next #bookclub book came in yesterday. I have to have it read by Thursday, which should be doable.🤞I've seen good things about this one on Litsy, so I'm excited to dive in.
#bookmail

Zelma If you‘re into audiobooks , this is supposed to be a good one. 6y
Maude I'm listening to the audio now and enjoying it very much :) 6y
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thebluestocking
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I liked this boisterous and sad book about a large Mexican-American family and their dying patriarch. While it was sometimes hard to keep the characters and their relationships to each other straight due to the jumping narrative, it added up to be greater than the sum of its parts. The audio, read by Urrea, was excellent.

suzisteffen Looking forward to this one! 6y
thebluestocking @suzisteffen I hope you enjoy it! 6y
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House of Broken Angels | Luis Alberto Urrea
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Last night a few of us from Book Club went to see Luis Alberto Urrea speak. I had never heard of this author before picking up this title, and I was BLOWN AWAY. Damn is he a storyteller. The kind you could sit dumbstruck in front of for hours as your heart expands and you realize just how much love and sorrow this world can hold.

He reads the audiobook and I will definitely be picking that up.

P.S. He‘s smiling for the camera!

minkyb Great experience. I would love to hear him speak. I really loved this book. 6y
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