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ka_cam's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I found these interviews to be engaging and inspirational - the ways the women experienced and understood themselves in the historical moment was powerful. I would love to read more interviews with these women following this window between the revolution and the contra war.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and War
amanda_marie's review
5.0
Sandino's Daughters allows for a glimpse into an interestingly brief moment of history, when the Nicaraguan Revolution had been won and the Contra War had yet to begin. The tales of women from all sides of the revolution allow the reader to gain perspectives on different roles for women within the war as well as different class struggles. It may have been nicely wrapped up with a little more narration at the end, but still, it was truly touching to read about all of the spirit possessed by the women of Nicaragua.
boorrito's review against another edition
3.0
My main feeling about these women is how impressed and slightly in awe I am of them. They fought and suffered so hard to overthrow a corrupt regime and refused to be marginalised figures in a movement they believed in. Even if you don't agree with their politics, their toughness and strong character is something to be admired. I was also surprised at how many interviewees had young children (though birth control probably isn't a worry when you're fighting for national liberation), and how young many of them were themselves.
My main issue is how abrupt the end felt, my reaction was "wait, that's the end of the book?". Still I hope to have time to visit Sandino's Daughters Revisited soon, the follow-up book to this written after the victory of Violeta Chamorro in 1990 (and which I accidentally brought instead of this book for my class).
My main issue is how abrupt the end felt, my reaction was "wait, that's the end of the book?". Still I hope to have time to visit Sandino's Daughters Revisited soon, the follow-up book to this written after the victory of Violeta Chamorro in 1990 (and which I accidentally brought instead of this book for my class).
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