鈥淯gh, if there is one thing she hates more than anything, it鈥檚 feeling small and helpless. She only likes acting like a helpless little old lady; she 鈥淯gh, if there is one thing she hates more than anything, it鈥檚 feeling small and helpless. She only likes acting like a helpless little old lady; she doesn鈥檛 actually like being one, for goodness鈥 sake.鈥 ...more
鈥淎re you hearing this shit? 鈥淎ll different people will become one.鈥 It鈥檚 like that ugly [ ] painting. Spanish blood transforming us until we鈥檝e disapp鈥淎re you hearing this shit? 鈥淎ll different people will become one.鈥 It鈥檚 like that ugly [ ] painting. Spanish blood transforming us until we鈥檝e disappeared?鈥
I鈥檓 not generally into books with ghosts鈥 but this has held my interest, especially learning about this piece of Salvadoran history. The indigo dyes. The erasure of blackness. It鈥檚 a little hard to lock in on the history because of the magical realism, but interesting nonetheless, and vivid.
We knew, of course, that the signs that said COMMUNIST really meant INDIO. They meant poor, coffee worker, barbarous. Brown skin, white wrinkly cotton, indios who gathered in groups of three or more. We cackled.
It references the legend of la Siguanaba, which means hideous woman, who roam La the countryside, cursed for eternity. 鈥淲e know who she really is. La sigua is a woman made monstrous by her grief for her stolen child She frightens dangerous men in order to protect herself from harm.鈥
鈥滱rtists, in particular, loved this way of thinking about color; it seemed to confirm something intuitive that they鈥檇 been at work on since the moment they were conscious of seeing the world. But this talk of color also appealed to people like the General, who thought that the shortcut to bettering the nation鈥檚 race, ascending the tower of skin tones in those casta paintings, might be found in an alchemy of diluted science and faith.鈥
Thanks to NetGalley for an opportunity to read this advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review....more
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I like that for an advice book, the author鈥檚 introduction includes a quote that sayI received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I like that for an advice book, the author鈥檚 introduction includes a quote that says, 鈥淢y advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.鈥
It took me a chapter or two to settle into the writing style. It鈥檚 a little frenetic. But there are lots of fun pithy comments paired with interesting data points, and a very easy to follow structure. Quick idea, description of why it鈥檚 important, a few tips for how to execute on it. Times 52. I鈥檓 getting excited about actually reading one of these per week and seeing what I can make stick!
鈥淪o, what can we do to reduce the noise and take back control? Who knows, maybe we could even focus for 10 whole seconds. Take that goldfish!鈥...more
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