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Dancing With Butterflies (2009)

by Reyna Grande(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1439109060 (ISBN13: 9781439109069)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Washington Square Press

review 1: I loved this book. Reyna based her characters on 4 different women, all living in L.A., allinvolved in Folklorico dancing. Her characters are vivid, each with different personalities, 2are sisters, another is one of the older dancers, having knee problems, unable to continue dancing,and you will just love these ladies, and you will love the book. Sometimes you cry with them andother times you burst out laughing.
review 2: I dance Mexican folkloric, and if there was this much drama going on in the studio we'd never perform. While it was nice reading about some of the dances and costumes and hearing terms and events common to the folkloric world (in California at least), a lot of the story was WAY over done. There were too many name brands thrown out and too many... more UCs mentioned. While I'm sure the author's intent was to make the novel feel more personable, the effect was more kitschy and trendy (and slightly annoying). I was a bit disgusted by the student-teacher relationship and how it was glamorized. I was frustrated by there being no real resolution to Yessenia's issues with body image, Elena's issues with her stillbirth, or Adriana's issues being in an abusive relationship. The only story that seemed to come full circle was that of Soledad.This novel was plagued by cliches and excessive details. The parts of the book that I enjoyed most were the dancing quotes and illustrations at the beginning of each chapter. less

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