The book, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez is written in a unique way. Being written in chronological order, I found it very fascinating to read because you will never know what is going to happen next. It tells a story from the the present to the past which is very interesting to read because you would want to know what lead up to that event and why this started to happen. Even though it was difficult to read, I can't wait to discover the connection they have.
I was quite confused when I started to read this because of the way they addressed the characters. At first I get confused about who they are talking about in the story because they don't really state it. Julie Alvarez book leaves many gaps and details out. This reminds me from the book called The House on Mango Street, but I was less confused in that one because it is not written in chronological order. They both include vignettes about stories in their life which were very fascinating to read. Usually when things are written in chronological order, the introduction will guide you through the story, but Julie Alvarez doesn't really include a introduction that gives clues about what the book is about.
Other than the confusion, the book includes clues about how each story connect to each other. I started to discover about how each event lead to the other and why the four sisters are struggling through so much problems. Each of the four sisters is very different, but they all still are similar in a way. It seems as if the sisters are struggling with their partners and they would always break up. I would wonder why this is the reason and is it because of the way they grew up. Then I started to wondered if the surrounding that they grew up on affect their lives and the problems they are going through. I am starting to unravel the details that they include and how they support each and vignettes. In conclusion I though that this story has become more interesting and I can't wait to read the next part of the book.
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