Books tagged with 'spanish': 12

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Invisible Reality

by...Juan Ramon Jimenez     average rating...5.0 / 5
tags...poetry spanish
shelved by...JessicaCurry
viewable entries...1

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entry by...JessicaCurry     updated...Jan 07, '09     spoilers...n/a

I think what stands good poetry apart from the rest is brevity. Jimenez is a master of this art.

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Ines of My Soul: A Novel

by...Isabel Allende     average rating...4.0 / 5
tags...adventure chile history romance santiago spain spanish war
shelved by...mclauer oceanlistener
viewable entries...2

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entry by...oceanlistener     updated...Nov 04, '08     spoilers...n/a

This book wasn't as fun as Zorro, the only other book I've read by Isabel Allende, but it was vibrant and exciting to read. I had trouble keeping some of the minor characters strait, since the names were Spanish and I was listening instead of reading. I also felt like some sections were glossed over and could have been filled out more, since other sections had lots of detail. I imagine that's what it's like to read an abridged version of a book.
I learned a lot about the Spanish colonization of South America- what an interesting, sad history- and the period.

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entry by...mclauer     updated...May 20, '07     spoilers...none

The story of European settlement of Chile (and, more specifically, the city of Santiago). The heroine, Ines Suarez, becomes the mistress of Spanish commander Pedro de Valdivia and plays a crucial role in the founding of Chile and Santiago. I picked this book up because we had just returned from a cruise around South America which began in Santiago and continued on down south through the rest of Chile and beyond. I thought I might be interested in learning a bit more about the history of the area, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was exciting, well-written and very interesting as well as historical.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Oprah's Book Club)

by...Gabriel Garcia Marquez     average rating...4.1 / 5
tags...classic fiction marquez pleasure spanish
shelved by...baberahamlincln bookleader FontMaster guardedeyes lizie123 readread sanctionedmadness sarahbethUNT vintagecandy
viewable entries...2

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entry by...bookleader     updated...Jun 02, '07     spoilers...n/a

It sort of felt like reading "Peyton Place" crossed with the tv show "Lost." I must admit, all of the names and repetitions of names really bogged me down.

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entry by...sanctionedmadness     updated...Jan 05, '09     spoilers...none

I love this book with an irrational passion. This was the first book I read that made realize that literature could be complicated, ironic, melancholy, and devastating while at the same time espousing some of the most exciting and uplifting truths about human nature and perseverance. I've read this book many times and each time there's something new to add to my interpretation. After spending a few years at the top of my list of favorite books, it's since sunk (time will do that), but it will always have an important part in my literary history and will always be a personal favorite.

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Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah's Book Club)

by...Gabriel Garcia Marquez     average rating...4.0 / 5
tags...fiction marquez pleasure romance spanish
shelved by...guardedeyes
viewable entries...none
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The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor

by...Gabriel Garcia Marquez     average rating...3.0 / 5
tags...fiction marquez pleasure spanish
shelved by...guardedeyes
viewable entries...none
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Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics)

by...Migues de Cervantes Saavedra     average rating...5.0 / 5
tags...classic fiction spanish
shelved by...guardedeyes sanctionedmadness
viewable entries...1

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entry by...sanctionedmadness     updated...Dec 24, '08     spoilers...none

I picked up this book expecting some combination of serious, stilted writing and ridiculous, now well-worn windmill tilting. I got so much more! Don Quixote is an absolutely hilarious and philosophical novel, full of funny exploits and resonating insights. I started reading it because I thought I should, I finished reading it because I couldn't put it down. The length is a bit of a barrier, but taking it in chapters does not diminish the story at all and following Don Quixote and his faithful Sancho Panza is a delight.

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Homage to Catalonia

by...George Orwell     average rating...4.5 / 5
tags...civil orwell spain spanish war
shelved by...heresy kuratkull
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Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico

by...Malin Alegria     average rating...5.0 / 5
tags...family_heritage illegal_immigrants international_border spanish ya_fiction
shelved by...heartofapoet
viewable entries...1

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entry by...heartofapoet     updated...Jan 03, '08     spoilers...none

Poignant story about a girl who goes to a party (without her parent's knowledge) in TJ (Tijuana) and can't get back across the border. She has thought all her life that she is legal citizen of the U.S. She was born in Mexico, but she has resided in the U.S. for most of her life. In fact, she barely knows Spanish! Now she has to stay with her Aunt's family unless she can find a way to get back. She learns some hard life lessons and grows up in a very short amount of time. I had to find out what happened to Sofi, and if you read this book, so will you!

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Before We Were Free (Readers Circle)

by...Julia Alvarez     average rating...3.0 / 5
tags...comingofage dictatorship dominicanrepublic spanish tyranny
shelved by...oceanlistener
viewable entries...1

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entry by...oceanlistener     updated...Nov 05, '07     spoilers...n/a

It took me a while to realize that this book was written by the same author as How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents/u>. It follows some of the same characters. I enjoyed it much more than Garcia Girls, which is good since if I had initially realized they were by the same author I probably wouldn't have started it.
Before We Were Free was a lot more linear and focused than Garcia Girls. Although written for the young adult crowd, I thought it was very moving. the tyranny in the Dominic Republic is hard to comprehend from America. I hope that if my family was in a situation such as that, we would be the same kinds of heroes from this story.

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Elwood's Crown

by...Shannon Rumple     average rating...4.0 / 5
tags...adventure bilingual book childrens kids shannon_rumple spanish
shelved by...MrsRJ
viewable entries...1

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entry by...MrsRJ     updated...Jul 21, '07     spoilers...none

Shannon Rumple introduces readers to a feisty frog and his loving mom, in her debut children’s book, entitled, Elwood’s Crown. Important life lessons are cleverly woven into the very fabric of this heartwarming tale of responsibility, accountability and personal character. The first thing I noticed was the unique layout of this book. Designed so that when opened, one page is dedicated to art work, while the opposing page displays the written story. The full page, black canvas illustrations compliment the story, creating a captivating visual to keep wondering eyes interested. On each adjacent page, English occupies the fist half of the page, with the Spanish translation, paragraph in full, underneath. Thus providing an excellent teaching tool for those learning English as a second language. While at the same time, giving parents of English speaking children the opportunity to introduce their children to the Spanish language. Both of which lay the foundation of cultural acceptance and understanding.

Filled with interesting illustrations and engaging text, Elwood’s Crown addresses important questions of behavior and character, for the whole family. Shannon has been busy working on Elwood’s second adventure, “Fly Cake”, tentatively scheduled for release next summer. There’s much to love about Elwood’s Crown, with the seamless bilingual format inside, the overall dimensions, thick pages, and slick coat, easy to clean cover, this is a well constructed, family friendly book, that will undoubtedly spend very little time on the shelf.

NOTE: All autographed copies of Elwood’s Crown, include a collector’s edition, post card size, puzzle. This is a special offer and only available through the author’s website.

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