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# How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    ... out of Latin American countries in hopes of a better life has been a reoccurring theme for quite some ...
  

*by E***  on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018*

Migration out of Latin American countries in hopes of a better life has been a reoccurring theme for quite some time now, dating back years, as seen in the novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez. With their stories taking place from the 1950’s to 1990’s, we see a family fleeing the Dominican Republic due to a dispute between the Father and police who are part of the military dictatorship. The Garcia family consists of parents Carlos and Laura, and four daughters- Sandra, Carla, Sofia, and Yolanda. In a series of short stories about various events in their lives, we see the hardships they face leaving their home country and relatives behind, to a new place they are not familiar with. All four girls live relatively different lives from each other, each struggling with the fact their parents are more old-fashioned with their parenting styles compared to this new way of life they are experiencing in the United States.The Garcia family lived a rather lavish lifestyle in the Dominican Republic, but when troubles came up between Carlos disagreeing with the military dictatorship, they were left with the option to escape. Alvarez presents problems mostly centered around cultural differences. Ranging from language barriers to Carlos and Laura quickly inferring their girls need to be sent to mental hospitals, there is an obvious gap between the way of live the parents know of compared to the girls.How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents is not the easiest book to read and comprehend fully. As I have briefly mentioned, there are stories from various points in their lives from when they are young, to when they are married and have kids. As I did enjoy the original layout of the book moving back in time, it sometimes was easy to forget what the point of the plot exactly was since it was a combination of many stories not necessarily relating to one another. Due to knowledge about the book prior to reading, I was able to connect the dots before those parts were actually stated in the chapters. Additionally, I wish as though some of the stories delved further into detail enabling the audience to understand and feel more empathy with each individual character. It jumped around so much, it was hard to remember which sister was who since they all dealt with very serious problems at some point throughout their life whether that was anorexia, or not being in contact with their Dad for a long period of time. In my opinion, it would helpful if the book and it’s stories were generally organized by character. Considering the root of the book stemmed from the family needing to flee the Dominican Republic, I felt Alvarez was lacking historical context to provide the readers. I personally thought the novel would consist of more history leading up to their escape to set the scene for an attention grabbing section.I was expecting a certain kind of ending where Alvarez would leave the audience with a shocking piece of news considering the book remained pretty steady in terms of my reactions and emotions to events, yet I was pretty disappointed with the ending. I did realize I had finished it, I suppose the point of the book was to lay out short stories and have the audience put the puzzle pieces together, but I wouldn’t say there was one point when I was really engaged with the plot over another, feeling like the book could have had more substance to it. In brief, even though the book did not entirely meet my expectations, I still thought How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez was fascinating to hear a real-life story about migrants from the Dominican Republic having to familiarize themselves with the culture of the United States.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Timely portrait of four immigrant girls
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2021*

Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents is not your typical novel. A tale of four sisters who immigrated from the Dominican Republic, their father fleeing a dictator, is told in reverse order, with the first section set during their adult years in the US, the middle section their teen years, and the final section depicting all that led up to the defection. Furthermore, the tale is not a linear story, but rather a series of anecdotal stories, some in third person, some in first person (told by varied sisters,) and one that is told in the first person “we,” seemingly told by one of the sisters but all four are told about, and thus one gets the strange impression that all four are telling this part of the story. Strange indeed. But artful. Alvarez is a fine writer and this, her first of many books she has written in her lifetime, is a celebrated novel. First published in 1991, the story is still timely because the plight of the girls can be applied to those from any number of countries in our world today, and the immigrant experience not only appeals to immigrants but almost anyone who has grown up in the US amid racism, sexism, and anti-diversitysim. Alvarez is masterful, using this unusual method of storytelling to her advantage, always keeping us focused on these four girls as they ride the storms of their lives.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Really FAST shipping! Item in like-new condition, as described. Thank you!
  

*by L***A on Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022*

Was the first to arrive of 7 books ordered on the same day.

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