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Disappearance Of Irene DOS Santos (2009)

by Margaret Mascarenhas(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

132205617X (ISBN13: 9781322056173)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

review 1: While the preface made me think this is going to be a rather interesting read- set in backdrop of Venezuela where a teenager girl- Irene just vanishes while on a vacation with her friend- Lily and her parents. 20 years ahead amigo and here we are with Lily 8 months pregnant, happily married who suddenly sees Irene in her dream and next morning falls down and is on bed rest. She suddenly wants to know what happened to Irene. Her close family and friends, believers of Maria Loinza- a form of Mother Mary decide to tell their life stores to her. My take-the setting is interesting the pace tends to bore you to death, it's nice when the writer leaves a little bit to reader's imagination but if it happens in every five pages, you get frustrated. And Aiy Dois Mio (go figure!) too ... moremuch spanish- every third line has a word interspersed and after a point you won't try to Google and it spoils your read even further. Your only hope is the ending which somehow will leave you feeling cheated for having read all 300ish pages. Do Not Recommend.
review 2: The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos has been on my shelf for a few months and I am glad that I finally got to read it. Lily and Irene were childhood friends often separated because of the things that Irene would get into. Lily's family took great care of Lily and watched out for her while Irene's family was pretty out of touch with what Irene was really involved in. After a period of separation, Lily's parents agree to take Irene with them on a vacation to the jungle. It is while there that Irene disappears. Lily and everyone else is lead to believe that Irene has drowned. While it appears that Lily, after a period of recovery, goes on with her life the disappearance of her friend haunts her. While Lily is convalesing from a fall during her late pregnancy, each of the people in her life tell a tale about themselves. Through these stories many things are revealed but does it unravel the mystery of Irene?I won't indicate here whether or not the mystery is solved but I will say that I was rather disappointed in this book's ending. I enjoyed the journey back in time that each character took me on. I found the novel to be well written and cohesive. Just wished that it had ended differently.I would recommend this book mostly because it gives a history lesson regarding the political and social unrest of Venezuela. less

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