A review by rapidwind17
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros

5.0

This book was exactly what I needed this year. It’s a love letter to complicated Mexican families. In this book there are sweet caramelos, generational trauma, and men that are feo, fuerte y formal. From the Mexican Revolution to the cold, concrete reality of Chicago, Cisneros beautifully captures the Mexican-American knot that’s been stuck in my throat my entire life.