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Magical Three Monday Reads: Latinx Reads

October 1, 2018

Here is my own Monday book tag for my top three favorite reads for Hispanic Heritage Month that have added a little bit of magica in my own life!  

1) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

I picked up this book in high school and let me just say this was one of the first books that made me fall completely in love with the magical realism genre! This book is a magical Mexican fairy tale mostly told through Mexican recipes. This book is exceptionally written and it combines the classic dreamy and flowy fashion of a fairy tale while making you incredibly hungry. Bring your appetite and make the Christmas Rolls recipe featured in the book here.

2) Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer by Judith Ortiz Cofer

This book is a collection of essays, poems, and folklore told by Puerto Rican born Judith Ortiz Cofer about the process of becoming a writer. Her essays were very inspirational and have definitely been my go to when the writing process has been difficult for me. One of the most important lessons that I have learned from Judith Ortiz Cofer was that everyone could find time to write even in the most inopportune moments. 

3) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

I met Elizabeth Acevedo by chance. I had no idea who she was at the time. I was there to meet Children of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi and Elizabeth Acevedo completely BLEW ME AWAY! Listening to Elizabeth Acevedo speak was absolutely riveting and I told myself that I wasn’t going to buy another book that day but this little book nerd couldn’t help herself! I did a combination of reading and listening to The Poet X. Acevedo narrates her own book and needless to say the experience was absolutely magical! The story is written through slam poetry and I highly recommend that you listen to the audio version of The Poet X. Listening to Elizabeth Acevedo narrate her own book brings such a personal, powerful, and intimate feel. Read my review about it here.

I will tag…

Madalyn@ Novel Ink

Marina @ Books of Magic

Nikki @ Saturday Nite Reader

Jocelyn @ Yogi with a Book

Priscilla @ Bookie Charm

Yvette @ BookCave

Anyone is more than welcome to participate in this tag!

 

 

 

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  1. DJ Sakata says

    October 1, 2018 at 3:47 pm

    Thanx for the info – I haven’t read any of these

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 1, 2018 at 4:03 pm

      They are definitely worth a try!

      Reply
  2. Amanda McGill says

    October 1, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    Great post! I haven’t heard of any of these.

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      They are so worth a try!

      Reply
  3. ShootingStarsMag says

    October 1, 2018 at 7:09 pm

    I haven’t read any of these, but I REALLY want to read The Poet X. I’m glad you loved it.

    -Lauren

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      It’s so amazing! I recommend you listen to it! It’s such a powerful book!

      Reply
  4. Kristine Hall says

    October 1, 2018 at 8:18 pm

    Like Water for Chocolate! Siiiiiigh. I love that book and agree it was one of my earliest exposures to magical realism. I will check out these other books. Thanks!

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 3, 2018 at 4:24 pm

      Isn’t Like Water for Chocolate amazing?! I could read it a billion times and never get tired of it!

      Reply
  5. Tasha says

    October 1, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    I like this post

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Eline says

    October 2, 2018 at 2:17 am

    I love the covers on all of these! I think I might pick up the first one. It sounds really interesting and I’ve always liked fairy tales 🙂

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      Yes that’s my fav one! I am serious when I say that it makes you hungry. The writing is so exceptional and magical all at once.

      Reply
  7. Whispering Stories says

    October 2, 2018 at 5:16 am

    Great tag. I enjoyed finding out about the books.

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 12:57 pm

      Thanks they are worth a read!

      Reply
  8. Nikki @ Saturday Nite Reader says

    October 2, 2018 at 5:47 am

    Great tag! I haven’t heard of these before so thank you for putting on my radar!

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 12:57 pm

      I highly recommend Poet X! It’s actually really exceptional through audio bookz

      Reply
  9. Marina says

    October 2, 2018 at 10:10 am

    Thanks for the tag Cat, it’s really cool! 🙂 I’d love to read The Poet X one day, sounds awesome! 🙂

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 2, 2018 at 12:56 pm

      It’s such an amazing read! So well written and yet so easy to get through. I highly suggest that you listen to it!

      Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 3, 2018 at 4:26 pm

      Miss you by the way definitely need to do another buddy read again!

      Reply
  10. Shohinee Deb says

    October 3, 2018 at 1:32 am

    Hey thanks for the wonderful recommendations

    Reply
    • slinkster37 says

      October 3, 2018 at 4:26 pm

      Your welcome!

      Reply

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