Bodega DreamsHot town, summer in the city. This brilliantly entertaining novel - has it all: cracking dialogue, fast-paced plot, broken hearts and broken dreams, love and passion, betrayal and murder, and extraordinarily vivid characters: Sapo - who bites ( Whass close to my mouth is mine by right and my teeth ain t no fucken pawn-shop ); Chino - trying to get through college and out of the ghetto; Blanca - not allowed to wear jeans but makes up for it with tight, short skirts; Vera - with her dyed blonde hair she could almost be some middle-age Anglo woman with a taste for shopping on Fifth Avenue; Nene - who speaks in song titles ( You know me, I m just a soul whose intentions are good ); and Willie Bodega - the mover and shaker, king of Spanish Harlem. |
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Veronica . Oh , yeah , wait , I remember . ” It was about two years ago , before we
got married . Blanca and I had been talking about those Latinos who Anglonize
their names , from Juan to Jack , or Patricia to Trish . “ Yes , that's the one .
Veronica . Oh , yeah , wait , I remember . ” It was about two years ago , before we
got married . Blanca and I had been talking about those Latinos who Anglonize
their names , from Juan to Jack , or Patricia to Trish . “ Yes , that's the one .
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Veronica would attend and at times even help out with breakfast programs and
clothing drives , but what Veronica really wanted was for Bodega to find a real job
and marry her . “ How old were you back then ? ” It was the only thing I could ...
Veronica would attend and at times even help out with breakfast programs and
clothing drives , but what Veronica really wanted was for Bodega to find a real job
and marry her . “ How old were you back then ? ” It was the only thing I could ...
Page 190
Veronica . I haven't heard you called that since our wedding day . ” “ Shut up ,
John . ” She seemed desperate for him to be quiet . The old man's eyes returned
to Bodega . “ But you see , I must warn you about my wife . About her affairs .
Veronica . I haven't heard you called that since our wedding day . ” “ Shut up ,
John . ” She seemed desperate for him to be quiet . The old man's eyes returned
to Bodega . “ But you see , I must warn you about my wife . About her affairs .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bodega Dreams Serpent's Tail Fiction |
| Author | Ernesto Quiñonez |
| Publisher | Serpent's Tail, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 31 Mar 2011 |
| ISBN | 1852426616, 9781852426613 |
| Length | 213 pages |
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