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Mar 26, 2017sgcf rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I’ve had a vague sense in other Mexican novels of the significance Mexicans' attribute to the mystic and magic. But this book really helped me to see how all-encompassing it is … how their sense of oneness with their gods and saints is embedded in their culture. And I appreciated that. This quote demonstrates it in a wry way: "Some thought the owls were witches. Some thought they were angels of death. Some thought they were holy and brought blessings. Some thought they were the restless spirits of the dead. The cowboys thought they were owls." Urrea’s writing is completely captivating as he creates fully alive characters and explores the story of his great-aunt as a young woman, set against the far-reaching history of Mexico a hundred years ago. Not only was it a page-turner, but I learned a lot about the people and their history in the process.