If you aren't careful you might miss it. If you try to read it fast because it appears to be an easy read you'll do yourself a disservice. If you take the time to roll the lines around in your mouth, to savour them, you'll love this. Perfecto's hands, the peach, maggots and dirt...

If your a fan of Viramontes' short stories you'll not be disappointed in this read. Nothing is lost in the longer format... images are still uncomfortable, characters so close to the surface, line after line beg for a pencil.
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Ok, but didn't really blow me away. The flow from one time or point of view to the next blends together and is almost dreamlike, which was interesting, and seeing the ways in which the main character was made to grow up was both touching and saddening. Other than that... *shrug* ( )