Cuando Era Puertorriquena (Texto Completo) (When I was Puerto Rican ) Audiobook (Unabridged)

" April 8, 2013 First read/listen. "

" First of multiple parts in her autobiography. "

" I am reading this book now and can't put it down... I missed dinner last night... "

" Could not put this down, I felt like was on the island! "

" One of my all-time favorites. "

" Wonderful book, it is a must read, fabulous "

" para practicar espanol. La vida de la autora es similar a mi vida (inmigrar en un otro pais) "

" a great memoir....the characters and landscape were so vivid. Santiago paints a very real picture of immigration - the positive and negative ways it affects people on an individual and family level. "

" A little slow, and left me hanging a few times where the stories got really interesting, but I liked it overall. Funny read. "

" Remains my favorite coming of age book! I highly recommend it. "

" It was a wonderful connection to my culture during a time when I was far from anyone who represented my culture "

" Started this a couple of days before my trip to Puerto Rico. Enjoyed it very much! Thank you, Kathy! "

" Loved this book enough to use it in the classroom. My ESL students found her book comforting because her experience with immigration and learning English in American schools was similar to their own. "

" A funny book of a young girls life in P.R. moving to the big apple. Having like 100 sibilings, lol. Good book to read to learn about the past and things that can happen while growing up. "

" This was a school assignment, but really enjoyed the story about extreme poverty in Puerto Rican, and the cultural identity issues faced in America. "

" A wonderful book about a puerto rican girl who moves to NY. I absolutely love Esmeralda's story about her childhood! "

" This book reminded me of when I growing up with a strict mother. How I saw things and what I interpreted them to be. She captured this in book.. I would definitely would read again. "

" Amazing autobiography that really lets you inside. "

" I love Esmeralda Santiago's writing!! This book was beautifully written & cannot wait to read more of her books. I loved this one so much!! "

" My new favorite book. Inspirational. "

" a beautifully written account of life in puerto rico during the eisenhower years (50-60's)...it opened my eyes to life as the author lived it and the terrible poverty her family experienced, and yet somehow the author came out of it alive and in one piece...definitely recommend... "

" Really good, made me realize that lives are not so different, the climate, the characters may change but the stories are similar. However, this book provided insight into Puerto Rican culture and environment which is what I hoped to achieve. "

" This was a satisfying read; I couldn't really appreciate the book and the author's writing style because I was looking for social constructions. But it was a pleasant, comfortable read nonetheless. "

" This book was like an memoir. It had alot of family issues that had occured in the story. I really thought this book was interesting it brought me into Esmeralda Santiago's POV, very moving. I felt like i was the one moving from puerto rico to Brooklyn. "

" Lyrical and beautifully constructed. Strong contrast between the old country and Nueva York. Not only that, strong contrast between childhood and adulthood. Lots of contrasts and the vignettes are ripe with motifs and symbolism. Like the more adolescent version of the House of Mango Street. "

" This is a funny yet, endearing coming of age story written by a witty and compelling author. "

" I loved this book. Any latina could relate to this book on some level. I thought of my mother the entire time. "

" Seven years ago this was the first book I ever attempted to read in Spanish. Here I go with the English version (the original actually) now that its become, through life's little twist taking me to PR for a year, so relevant to my life. "

" never read anything that describes eating a guava more perfectly. "

" When I travel I love to read something with local flavor. This book gave me great insight into real life in Puerto Rico...outside the beautiful resorts. "

" This is actually a great book. We had to read it for English, and I wasn't really looking forward to it, but it actually ended up being very enjoyable. It is poignant and rather humorous in some parts, and told honestly. It's a great read. "

" A little slow, and left me hanging a few times where the stories got really interesting, but I liked it overall. Funny read. "

" I liked this book so much that I actually read it twice! "

" I thought of the Roosevelt School of the Arts when I read this coming of age book "

" This is Esmeralda Santiago's memoir of growing up in Puerto Rico and moving to New York at age thirteen. It ends with her about to start high school and I assume the second of her three memoirs picks up from there. I'm eager to read it. I'm sure it will be as well-written and engaging as this was. "

" Very Good book. one of the only books that I would take the time to read again. "