A review by nordstina
The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

medium-paced

3.5

A large extended family gets together for both a funeral and a birthday in The House of Broken Angels, which I enjoyed. I will say I spend much of this book trying to connect how each person was related to one another. Big Angel is sick and approaching the end, so he wanted to throw one final birthday bash for himself. In the lead up, his mother dies. The extended family (with all the drama) comes together to celebrate the life of both of them and old feuds arise. This was an engaging tale, and Urrea is a great writer. Will have to explore more.