Reviews for Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage

The average rating for Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-02-21 00:00:00 Rikardo Araiza "The Moths" is a wonderful collection of short stories about the struggles and experiences of Mexican and Chicana women. The stories address issues such as sexuality, isolation from family/community/religion, oppression, illegal immigration, loss, abortion and depression, among many other complex topics. Viramontes' writing style will challenge you, as she often changes perspectives in her narrative without explicit transition. This requires the reader to be constantly engaged in the narrative -- rereading is strongly encouraged for full appreciation of each story.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-28 00:00:00 Betty Lucas Mostly average. The best stories to me were the title story, "Birthday," "Snapshots," and "Neighbors." I adored the title story, mostly because I love rebellious female characters and the relationships between granddaughters and their grandmothers. The symbolism behind the moth is also very compelling to me. Viramontes does have a way with writing; I did love quite a few lines. I think she is a much better short story writer than novelist, as I found Under the Feet of Jesus to be okay.