tessaays's review against another edition
3.0
Very well-written but extremely poorly edited. There was no through-line or ordering to the essays so they came across as completely disjointed. I’d also say this isn’t a book for the casual reader - if you’re completely uninformed about contemporary Latin American history (like I am) then this book will become overwhelming quite fast. Agree with others that it’s engrossing at the start and then rapidly goes both too deep AND too wide. This would have really benefitted from a deeper focus on one or two countries and more of a narrative or even chronological structure to take the reader on a bit more of a journey.
elainareads's review against another edition
3.0
Preferred the Heart that bleeds, but I still love her writing.
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