Heart of Aztlan: A Novel

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Review: Itd be nice to read a Chicano writer that can actually write? Rudolfo Anaya is credited by many as actually being the founder of Chicano writing. Idiot (a reader). As I read his literature, I feel as if Ive been exposed to a whole world and culture I would otherwise be almost oblivious to. No doubt, there is magic in this man's writings.

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Summary: Response to a reader
Review: Itd be nice to read a Chicano writer that can actually write? Rudolfo Anaya is credited by many as actually being the founder of Chicano writing. Idiot (a reader). As I read his literature, I feel as if Ive been exposed to a whole world and culture I would otherwise be almost oblivious to. No doubt, there is magic in this man's writings.

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Summary: Heart
Review: Loved this. Reminded me of legends and superstitions I grew up with in Northern New Mexico.

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Summary: Heart
Review: Loved this. Reminded me of legends and superstitions I grew up with in Northern New Mexico.

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Summary: Real, authentic life stories from a true Latino writer.
Review: Rudolfo Anaya has a remarkable way of telling a stroy from the eyes of person that grew up in the southwest. Rudolfo's descriptions of the life and strugles of his characters always make reminds me of my child hoood while growing up in that culture. His books tell it like it is or was and the Heart of Aztlan is no exception. It is a plesure to read a book from an author who takes his characters from real life experiences. If you want to see life through a Hispanic growing up in the southwest read Heart of Aztlan.

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Summary: Heart of Aztlan
Review: This novel lacks the type of depth that subsequently was attached to its release way back when. It is by far, not by any means, nothing more than a pulp effort, by an author with little true writer's skill. In short, I have never understood the hype. The novel, has been edited to the point that it reads like a borish child's book. Yet it is still around for all to read. With so much better efforts of its kind, one must wonder why this one stuck. It would have been nice to have a noted Chicano writer who can actually write. But instead we have this................

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: This was a pretty good book. Anaya tells a shifting story about the Chavez family moving away from ther land in Guadalupe and adapting to an urban life in a 1950s New Mexico barrio. Anaya gives a fairly convincing account of chicano lifestlye in the barrio. He describes all aspects of the chicano culture, even a bit of superstition and magic. Beyond all this, Anaya's novel includes a kalediscope of happenings that make it very easy to just read without stopping. There's a lot more to it than simply reflecting on the barrio culture. It is interesting, enjoyable and definately worth reading.