Mentioning names of places I am familiar with in Sarasota was good, and the story was good also
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There were editing mistakes throughout.  Mentioning names of places I am familiar with in Sarasota was good, and the story was good also.  However, the author talks about summer in Sarasota like it's a mild comfortable place to eat outside and such.  It's NOT, it is HOT, HUMID and miserable in the summer.  He says he left his dog in his car during one part!!!! HUH???  IN THE SUMMER IN FLORIDA???  What the hell?
The poor dog gets killed, but rather that then suffocate in this jerks car!
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I live in Florida, so I liked the references to local places.  This was a very interesting read with a surprise ending. Just when you think you have it all figured out, it takes a new turn.
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Purchased this book when mentioned in a Rick Steve's guidebook for Andalusia in advance of a recent two week trip to the area.  Didn't get it read prior, but when I did I was pleased to read about all the places we had just visited: Seville, Cordoba, Italica, Carmona, Granada, Arcos, Malaga, and more. He is a good storyteller although the plot is at times a bit predictable and melodramatic.  The strength is the depth of the characters who the reader can identify with and picture the internal conflicts.  Being an amateur historian, was already familiar with the Spanish Inquisition and the plight of the Sephardic Jews.  Depiction was reproachful yet not overdone and consistent with my prior reading.  Overall a nice tale of personal introspection and family ties.
3383458
I grew up in Florida so enjoy books with Southern settings don't know much about boats so all the descriptions of the
 boats didn't mean much to me, but I enjoyed the book and especially the author's comments about the growth in Florida
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I enjoyed the book because it focused only on this one small piece of a complex metropolitan area and showed the small bits of life that make a major city.  These are not shops I would have been likely to enter if I were to walk the neighborhood yet there are real people here  and their stories bring their stores to life.  I will drop by the next time I am in the city.
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read this when I was in Moorea where this was based at. It was pretty good interesting reading it experiencing some of the same things which was good, but not one I couldn't put down.
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Friends and family who also live you o read these kinds of stories and who can relate to the area
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Some of the places that were written about were places I knew.  Reading them in Mrs. Golden's book brought them to mind in a crystal way with much fondness.  She has a way of succintly describing places that bring back memories.  The places I was not familiar with, she wrote in a way that I could imagine myself there.  When she wrote of the war years, I was especially impressed with the way she told of the horror that it had to have been, but did recogonize that her past experiences helped to make her who she is today.

Her short stories were short and good.  I especially liked An Angel at the Door.

I hope that she will write other books.
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I've been to Galveston so it was more interesting since I can picture a now and a then version. It was a cute story, might have gone on a bit too long but I enjoyed it from beginning to end.
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It was a quick read and since I am from KC, I recognized a lot of the landmarks he mentioned.  I plan on reading more by this author.
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This author was recommended by a friend because of all the local places that interested me.  I really enjoyed the other
aspects of the author's writing and I will suggest others to read it.
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I have been to Bishkek, one focal point of the story, and a number of other places mentioned. It was fun to read about these places to get someone else's perspective.
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I liked that it had different events, for lack of a better word, so, it kept me interested. Also, the way the author describes people and places, it's like I could picture each like I was there.
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I enjoyed the stories in Enchilada, Rice and Beans, but my favorite was the one about El Gato, who is a character bigger than life in all that we find out about him at the party in his honor. Reveles tells some good  stories and I think they don't have to be super great to please the  critics,just warm enough to encourage a good look at out neighboors to the  South, who embrace life slightly differently in some ways, and yet just  like us in others. Very enjoyable.
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Most of the places were well known, but it's an ah-ha moment when you are looking at the places through the prism of a parent. I liked how the placed mentioned transportation and where to eat.  The eating wasn't that important to me because we pack our own, but very useful to tourists and those who like to experience local fare.

I highly recommend this if you visit NYC, live in NYC and have friends who will vist with their kids, or you are alocal for something to do.
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The story had a good sense of place.  Good detail and interesting to have a main character with a hobby.
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Pretty good.  Used to live in Tampa so I could reference some of the locations.