Pierced by the Sun
by Laura Esquivel
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Lupita hard-knock life has gotten the better of her time and time again. A childhood robbed of innocence set off a chain of events that she still has not managed to control, no matter how hard she tries. Every time she thinks she has a handle on things, unexpected turns make her question everything, including herself. When Lupita witnesses the murder of a local politician whom she greatly admires, the ghosts of her past resurface as she tries to cope with the present. She quickly falls back show more into her old self-destructive habits and becomes a target of Mexico corrupt political machine. As the powers that be kick into high gear to ensure the truth remains hidden, Lupita finds solace in the purity of indigenous traditions. While she learns how to live simply, like her ancestors, she comes to understand herself and rediscovers light within a dark life. And if there is hope for Lupita redemption, perhaps there is hope for Mexico. show lessTags
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This is the story of Lupita, a dysfunctional policewoman. It is also the story of Mexico, a dysfunctional country controlled by the drug cartels and corrupt officials. Just as Lupita gains salvation for herself, the author seems to hope for the same for her country. I enjoyed the inserts of info about traditional culture and lore.
Guadalupe, detta Lupita è una poliziotta di città del Messico. Un giorno, mentre dirige il traffico fuori da un evento politico assiste allo strano omicidio del delegado per il quale sta lavorando. Questo omicidio scatena una catena di eventi che portano alla luce i pro e i contro di Lupita, che è sì una poliziotta, ma anche un'alcolizzata, che è stata in prigione per aver ucciso involontariamente il figlio mentre era ubriaca, e ha una bassissima stima di se stessa. Ma nell'onestà del delegado aveva creduto, così inizia una serie di indagini poco ortodosse, nelle quali deve impiegare i sui numerosi talenti, che uno alla volta torna a scoprire, come scoprirà l'amore e una nuova consapevolezza che le deriva direttamente dall'aver show more ripreso contatto con la conoscenza ancestrale del suo popolo. Purtroppo scoprirà anche che il delegado non era così onesto come lei aveva creduto e che in fin dei conti sta meglio morto che vivo, ma se ne farà una ragione.
Romanzo interessante, divertente, nel corso del quale ci si ritrova spesso a fare il tifo per la protagonista, ben scritto e molto ben tradotto.
Ringrazio AmazonCrossing e Netgalley per avermi fornito una copia gratuita in cambio di una recensione onesta.
Guadalupe, called Lupita is a policewoman in Mexico city. One day, while directing traffic outside a political event, she witnesses the strange murder of the delegado for which is working. This murder sets off a chain of events reveal the pros and cons of Lupita, who is a policewoman, but also an alcoholic, who has been in prison for accidentally killing her son while she was drunk, and has a very low estimate of herself. But she believed to the honesty of the delegado, so begins a series of unorthodox investigation, where she shall employ her many talents, that one at a time she will explore, discovering how to love and a new awareness that comes directly from the contact with the ancestral knowledge of her people she has resumed. Unfortunately she also discovers that the delegado was not as honest as she had thought, and that in the end he is better dead than alive, but she will accept the inevitable.
Interesting and fun, fun, reading which you often find yourself supporting for the protagonist, well written and very well translated..
Thank AmazonCrossing and Netgalley for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review. show less
Romanzo interessante, divertente, nel corso del quale ci si ritrova spesso a fare il tifo per la protagonista, ben scritto e molto ben tradotto.
Ringrazio AmazonCrossing e Netgalley per avermi fornito una copia gratuita in cambio di una recensione onesta.
Guadalupe, called Lupita is a policewoman in Mexico city. One day, while directing traffic outside a political event, she witnesses the strange murder of the delegado for which is working. This murder sets off a chain of events reveal the pros and cons of Lupita, who is a policewoman, but also an alcoholic, who has been in prison for accidentally killing her son while she was drunk, and has a very low estimate of herself. But she believed to the honesty of the delegado, so begins a series of unorthodox investigation, where she shall employ her many talents, that one at a time she will explore, discovering how to love and a new awareness that comes directly from the contact with the ancestral knowledge of her people she has resumed. Unfortunately she also discovers that the delegado was not as honest as she had thought, and that in the end he is better dead than alive, but she will accept the inevitable.
Interesting and fun, fun, reading which you often find yourself supporting for the protagonist, well written and very well translated..
Thank AmazonCrossing and Netgalley for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review. show less
Meh. It was alright. I found it to be a little confusing, though, and I wasn't a fan of all of the little history lessons.
Couldn't engage with this one. Will try again later this year.
Forgettable book.
Lupita , la protagonista de esta novela, es una antiheroína fuera de serie: una policía poco agraciada físicamente, con problemas de alcoholismo, que ha padecido violencia y sobrevive en un medio donde reinan las apariencias, el dinero y el poder. En su búsqueda del amor, termina involucrada de forma azarosa en el asesinato de un político y debe desentrañar lo que hay detrás del crimen, pues su propia vida está en riesgo. Con su característico lenguaje accesible y enganchador, un refrescante humor negro y una profunda mirada espiritual, Laura Esquivel traza un fascinante retrato de una sociedad que ha perdido el rumbo, donde casi todos somos un poco Lupita y buscamos algo que nos salve del desamor.
Feb 3, 2025Spanish
Lupita es una antiheroína fuera de serie. Es una policía poco agraciada físicamente, con problemas de alcoholismo, que ha padecido la violencia y sobrevive en un medio donde reinan las apariencias, el dinero y el poder.
En su búsqueda del amor, termina involucrada de forma azarosa en el asesinato de un político y debe desentrañar lo que hay detrás del crimen, pues su propia vida está en riesgo.
En su búsqueda del amor, termina involucrada de forma azarosa en el asesinato de un político y debe desentrañar lo que hay detrás del crimen, pues su propia vida está en riesgo.
Feb 17, 2023Spanish
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She is the award-winning author of Like Water For Chocolate. She lives in Mexico City. (Publisher Provided) Laura Esquivel was born in Mexico City, Mexico on September 30, 1950. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a kindergarten teacher and as a writer for children's television programs during the 1970s and 1980s. Her first novel, show more Como Agua para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate), was published in 1989 in Spanish and in 1992 in English. It was made into a movie, also written by Esquivel, in 1993. The movie won the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures award. Her other novels include The Law of Love, Swift as Desire, Between the Fires, and Malinche. She has also published the children's story Estrellita Marinera, an essay entitled The Book of Emotions, and a philosophical treatise called Intimate Suculencias Kitchen. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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