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Crazy Loco Love (2008)

by Victor Villaseñor(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1558853154 (ISBN13: 9781558853157)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Arte Publico Press

review 1: Villa Señor's memoir of growing up Latino in the Anglo world of 1950's Southern California is filled with insight that can help us in the early 21st century to more fully appreciate the dynamics of our changing cultural landscape -- and have fun in the process. There are especially poignant gems for male readers of all ages, as well as for those who would better understand the coming of age of young men.
review 2: 1.5 out of 5 stars. Victor Villasenor really likes exclamation points!!! And CAPITALIZATION! I expected to like this memoir of a Mexican boy growing up in Southern California, feeling out of place, trying to find how he fits in the world. When it started off, I didn't care for the writing style, but thought that the story could overcome it. Afte... morer about 100 pages, I gave up and skimmed through the rest of the book. I probably would have quit completely if I hadn't been given the book by the publisher.Mr. Villasenor seems like a nice person and I really hate giving any negative reviews, but especially to people I think I would like if I met in person. Let me also say that I realize I am in the minority – quite a few people have loved this book. Still, I just didn't care for it. The first part of the story sounded too preachy to me, the author's father explaining what it takes to be a man. And then Victor discovered girls. I read much more than I wanted to about his penis, his randiness, his constant angst. I wasn't crazy about the writing of castrations and slaughter either. But what really bothered me is that the author seemed to vacillate between excusing his behavior because he thought he was just a “stupid Mexican” (his words, not mine) and blaming everyone else for his behavior because they thought he was just a “stupid Mexican.” His behavior wasn't all that out of the ordinary for a teenager, it occasionally seemed to be much ado about nothing. The language and explicitness was a little rough for me, but the major problem is that I just didn't find the book to be an interesting read, and I was disappointed in it. less

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