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squirrelbrain
Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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Pickpick

Playing catch-up with reviews….

I really liked this novel, which did feel rather like a memoir at times, and it feels even more relevant now after the events of last week, being about undocumented migrants.

At times it was a little bit too ‘stream of consciousness‘ for me and I struggled to understand the relevance or tangent of Catalina‘s thoughts but, overall, a hard-hitting worthwhile read.

Thank you for gifting it to me @MicheleinPhilly 😘

TrishB I thought you‘d read all these today! 2w
squirrelbrain No, not today @TrishB ! I have just had an hour or two of reading though, instead of working! 👏 2w
TrishB Good for you! I have the lurgy- cough/cold (not covid) so haven‘t been able to do any work due to feeling so ill! 2w
squirrelbrain Oh no! @TrishB Hope you feel better soon. 2w
MicheleinPhilly I‘m glad you enjoyed it. 😘 2w
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friday_laviolette
Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is a terrific stylist. If you liked Elif Batuman's The Idiot you'll enjoy this.

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CoffeeNBooks
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OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 1mo
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Hooked_on_books
Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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I‘ve read memoirs that feel like novels and here is a novel that feels much like a memoir in places. Catalina‘s story as an undocumented Harvard student is informed by that of the author and reminds us that no one is a monolith. I thought this was good but that it could use a little more of a punch towards the end.

NBA longlist, fiction

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dabbe
The Paper Chase | John Jay Osborn Jr.
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Leftcoastzen This one crossed my mind! Great post! 2mo
dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🧡🤎💛 2mo
Eggs Brilliant ❣️ 2mo
dabbe @Eggs 🧡🤎💛 2mo
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ICantImReading
Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Leading with a bold voice and an energetic personality, the prose in “Catalina” dances along the page. I got lost at times in Catalina‘s thoughts, but I will remember the vulnerability and strength of her character. 🎧

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caffeinated
The Class | Erich Segal
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I had an Erich Segal “phase” sometime in college (which started by reading Love Story, of course), and think this was one of the novels I read at that time. And it‘s about a bunch of college students as well, so it fits the prompt perfectly.

#SchoolSpirit September 4th #College

LiteraryinPA Oooh, I‘m remembering my Erich Segal phase too! 3mo
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HettyG
Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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Pickpick

A surprising amount of Henry Kissinger.

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Gissy
The Idiot | Elif Batuman
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 6mo
Leftcoastzen I need to read this one 6mo
Gissy @Leftcoastzen Me too! Most of the books I‘m posting are from my forgotten tbr pile😳 6mo
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Amor4Libros
Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️ I liked this. The story felt very raw from the get-go, but then it started to lose me towards the end.

I recognize what the author was trying to do, and I know that she was looking to convey Catalina‘s roller-coaster of emotions for what she was going through, and even though I never lost interest in the story, it didn‘t live up to the hype for me.

#NetGalley Pub Date: 7/23/24