Next Year in Havana
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It is very convenient that both Elisa and Marisol fell in love in Cuba and go through similar stages when that happened. Both men are revolutionists and in both cases someone has to flee the country to stay safe and away from the government. Marisol is also told that she looks a lot like Elisa, so here’s that. Reading about the Communism and strict government as well as about the poor and unfortunate citizen of Cuba is heartbreaking, yet nothing new. It got boring with time, which sounds like an awful thing to say in this context, but it got so repetitive, at least it felt like that. I’ve read a review that mentioned that there was a lot of show, not tell, and I agree with that. While there have been scenes that definitely showed the cruel regime, not tell, there was still a lot of „theory“ left. It mostly evolved around the love story, with history as a neglected side dish. If the love story and the history had connected more, it would have been more balanced.
I loved the book. Currently, I am in Cuba on vacation and through this book, I looked a little different on the situation in Cuba. I felt strongly with the characters, I think the atmosphere in Cuba helped with that. I loved the love stories.
Such a lovely story. It was nice reading Marisol and Elise's story basically 60 years apart. I loved how Marisol felt so connected to her Grandmother and the same regime was haunting both women. A beautiful love story with Cuban history thrown in. Loved it!
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Beiträge
It is very convenient that both Elisa and Marisol fell in love in Cuba and go through similar stages when that happened. Both men are revolutionists and in both cases someone has to flee the country to stay safe and away from the government. Marisol is also told that she looks a lot like Elisa, so here’s that. Reading about the Communism and strict government as well as about the poor and unfortunate citizen of Cuba is heartbreaking, yet nothing new. It got boring with time, which sounds like an awful thing to say in this context, but it got so repetitive, at least it felt like that. I’ve read a review that mentioned that there was a lot of show, not tell, and I agree with that. While there have been scenes that definitely showed the cruel regime, not tell, there was still a lot of „theory“ left. It mostly evolved around the love story, with history as a neglected side dish. If the love story and the history had connected more, it would have been more balanced.
I loved the book. Currently, I am in Cuba on vacation and through this book, I looked a little different on the situation in Cuba. I felt strongly with the characters, I think the atmosphere in Cuba helped with that. I loved the love stories.
Such a lovely story. It was nice reading Marisol and Elise's story basically 60 years apart. I loved how Marisol felt so connected to her Grandmother and the same regime was haunting both women. A beautiful love story with Cuban history thrown in. Loved it!