Blog 1

When I first started looking through the book I noticed a lot of good reviews. The reviews said that the novel was "spicy" and "zestful" and also funny. That is a good preview of what a good book sounds like to me. I also noticed from the inside of the book, that it has a family tree. It consists of a the Garcia's. It seems like they have a giant family and it may be difficult at times to remember and keep track of all of the characters. From the family tree one can tell that the story might incorporate humor because of the branch that it titled "The hair-and-nail cousins". The picture on the front of the book is pretty interesting. From the cover, one could infer that the book is about cultural experiences. I can tell because it seems like the women could be performing some kind of dance. She probably is a Garcia girl, possibly dancing to a Spanish song of some kind. One aspect of the book that caught my eye was one the reviews. It compared Amy Tan, who is the author of The Bonesetter's Daughter, and Julia Alverez who is the author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. It compares both of their writing styles, saying that they use "rich storytelling skills to convey a disturbing message about the ever-widening gap between native and ethnic cultures in our country." Also I predict from reading the back of the book that the women in this book deal with cultural changes, possibly moving from a hispanic country to a different land that they have to adapt to a new culture.