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Review title: I've probably read it at least 3 times
Product review: I like this novel much more than any other done by the author. At times its sloppy, at times its slow and plodding. I tend to like these type of 'mistakes' by an author because it adds some dissonance to otherwise consonant writing. The main character is kind of cerebral, pitiful and lonely, but those are themes I understand and appreciate, so its okay. Actually, I kind of think of this novel as a re-write of Mambo Kings, it employs many of the same novelistic devices, especially, an artist's relationship to his or her own song lyrics or music. Its not a novel where I 'felt' for any of the characters, I've already outgrown that, I'm more interested in character development, plot development, themes and use of voice. One thing I'd like to ask the author is why his Cuban protagonists are always so ehm...well endowed, and why discuss so much what they do with it? Does size matter?
