Reviews
Castro's Daughter: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba by Fernandez Alina, Dolores M. Koch, Alina Fernandez
jennileegg's review against another edition
3.0
She has an extense knowledge of words and writes eloquent but the timeline was hard to follow.
Since the book is written by her and her own experiences, it is quite one sided and full of emotions. It must not be easy having a father that treated you that way or a mother that cared more about the Revolution than you. In a way she repeats her stories with her own daughter, maybe not to the full extent as her parents but it is there. Alina has to fight her tangible and intangible demons and she takes you on that journey. I like how much of the writing besides eloquent could be raw.
I would love to read a book where we see her mom or Fidel's side. The truth should be in between.
Since the book is written by her and her own experiences, it is quite one sided and full of emotions. It must not be easy having a father that treated you that way or a mother that cared more about the Revolution than you. In a way she repeats her stories with her own daughter, maybe not to the full extent as her parents but it is there. Alina has to fight her tangible and intangible demons and she takes you on that journey. I like how much of the writing besides eloquent could be raw.
I would love to read a book where we see her mom or Fidel's side. The truth should be in between.
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