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The meaning of Consuelo
By Ortiz Cofer, Judith
- ISBN
- 978-0-37420-509-6
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2003
A poet, essayist, and novelist (e.g., The Latin Deli), Ortiz Cofer here crafts a story at once grim and humorous. Consuelo lives with her family in 1950s San Juan, Puerto Rico, a time of expanding American influence. As her name suggests, bookish Consuelo is expected to offer consolation to others (younger sister Mili is always the center of attention). The older she gets, the more responsibility she must shoulder, first for ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
