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Title: I was really excited about this book...
Review: ...because it was unique: a man writing about his experience as a boy in Cuban Revolutionary times. I have an interest in the history and culture of Cuba, and have made some great friends there....couldn't wait to read this book.The author's style is great for evoking the feel and emotion of his childhood; his anecdotes are by turns amusing and sad. The problem for me: his very regular, spontaneous breaks into anti-Fidel diatribe. I understand the sentiment, and the part it undoubtedly plays in his story...but the intermittent essays in oddly flowery language were a distraction and disappointment. I hope one day someone will tell their story in a way that doesn't read like semi-poetic propaganda.
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