tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post4276748412644432246..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : LoterĂa by Mario Alberto ZambranoBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-74243369468119480412013-07-21T15:49:07.716-05:002013-07-21T15:49:07.716-05:00Oh, cool. I'm kind of envious of your summers...Oh, cool. I'm kind of envious of your summers, Iliana! I'll bet you'll appreciate the use of LoterĂa to tell the story, since you're familiar with it. Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-53411584376050143732013-07-21T14:37:25.579-05:002013-07-21T14:37:25.579-05:00I've been reading some great reviews of this b...I've been reading some great reviews of this book and it's definitely on my list. I loved playing lots of loteria when I was a child and spending my summers in Mexico!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-77874444541089793932013-07-20T11:37:17.245-05:002013-07-20T11:37:17.245-05:00Just read your interview. Fascinating look into t...Just read your interview. Fascinating look into the author's background and how writing became a part of his artistic life. Thanks!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-49853873695625664062013-07-20T10:42:29.351-05:002013-07-20T10:42:29.351-05:00A very thoughtful review. You might enjoy my inter...A very thoughtful review. You might enjoy my interview with the author for the Los Angeles Review of Books:<br /><br />http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1856Daniel A. Olivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483784846354950778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-55228751757940774222013-07-14T11:13:33.541-05:002013-07-14T11:13:33.541-05:00It only bothered me when I couldn't figure out...It only bothered me when I couldn't figure out an entire sentence. There's more thrown in than one might expect but plenty is easy to either figure out based on context (or previous use) or immediately translated by the narrator. I wouldn't avoid it because of the Spanish.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-12042126680453268272013-07-14T09:05:46.427-05:002013-07-14T09:05:46.427-05:00The cover of this one is simply gorgeous! You'...The cover of this one is simply gorgeous! You're the 2nd person to mention the amount of Spanish in this book. Hmmm. I don't know if that would annoy me or not.The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.com