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dancingwaffle's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.75
kingabee's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.25
rosekalasz's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly just a beautiful look at the experience of someone that is queer, brown, and the child of immigrants. A collection of circumstances that leads to issues on all fronts - many things that people that cannot claim any of those identities don’t realize.
Her descriptions of family and partners and other influential characters in her life are really nuanced, and there were people that I felt a real affinity to and interest in after even a few sentences.
Her descriptions of family and partners and other influential characters in her life are really nuanced, and there were people that I felt a real affinity to and interest in after even a few sentences.
amandakathleen's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
rest15resistance's review against another edition
3.0
" Writing is how I leave my family, and how I take them with me"
from "A Cup of Water Under My Bed" by Daisy Hernandez
This quote describes how the author, who chooses a career as a writer, diverges away from the traditional ways of her Colombian and Cuban family heritage. She is encouraged however, as the family believes that this talent of writing will lead her to the life that they want for her without the hardships that they've had to encounter. Along the way, as Hernandez comes of age, she begins to make some untraditional choices in lovers that are unacceptable to her family. I felt that perhaps these portions of the book were the most candid as she explains what it is like to adopt a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy with your family.
Yet, through her writing, she is able to document the traditions and folklore of her family culture and the different aspects of the personalities of her mother, father, and aunts, and also the memories. As a reader, you come to know her family.
As a story teller, I think Hernandez is critical without being harsh. Honest, but not brutally. She touches on issues such as racism, immigration, welfare, unemployment, foreign relations, and homophobia just enough for you to get a sense of a certain emotion without delving too deeply.
from "A Cup of Water Under My Bed" by Daisy Hernandez
This quote describes how the author, who chooses a career as a writer, diverges away from the traditional ways of her Colombian and Cuban family heritage. She is encouraged however, as the family believes that this talent of writing will lead her to the life that they want for her without the hardships that they've had to encounter. Along the way, as Hernandez comes of age, she begins to make some untraditional choices in lovers that are unacceptable to her family. I felt that perhaps these portions of the book were the most candid as she explains what it is like to adopt a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy with your family.
Yet, through her writing, she is able to document the traditions and folklore of her family culture and the different aspects of the personalities of her mother, father, and aunts, and also the memories. As a reader, you come to know her family.
As a story teller, I think Hernandez is critical without being harsh. Honest, but not brutally. She touches on issues such as racism, immigration, welfare, unemployment, foreign relations, and homophobia just enough for you to get a sense of a certain emotion without delving too deeply.
fayebean's review against another edition
4.0
read for book club....this was enjoyable and insightful and we had a great conversation
vivian_m_anderson's review against another edition
read for 11th grade american studies w/ kimura!