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The World In Half (2009)

by Cristina Henriquez(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

159448855X (ISBN13: 9781594488559)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Riverhead Hardcover

review 1: Read it in a day, loved it. The main character Mira is very relatable, and I was on the edge of my seat as I followed her through her adventure to find her father in the country from which she gains half her genetic make-up, Panama. She also struggles with her mother's early-onset Alzheimer's, a condition that makes it hard for Mira to hate her mother for hiding the fact that the father she's never met wanted to be a part of her life since her birth.
review 2: There was just something lacking in this novel. True it was well written, and presented a realistic view into the world of dementia etc. I could never bond with the characters, and I never clearly understood the mother's reasons for shutting down and cutting her lover the father of her child out of t... moreheir respective lives. They had such a wonderful chance at happiness, I just couldn't justify her decision to cut him completely out of their lives.Was he a married man? She just moved back to the states and left him, going on to raise their daughter on her own. Was that fair to Miraflores? It seems like she was left with a lot of garbage to deal with. The ending left a lot to be desired, there was no closure. Did Miraflores find happiness with Danilo? What was their relationship, platonic, or potential lovers? The author left me guessing. less

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