Bodega DreamsIn this "thriller with literary merit" (Time Out New York), a stunning narrative combines the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley. Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty—and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder. "Bodega is a fascinating character. . . . The story [Quiñonez] tells has energy and verve." —The New York Times Book Review |
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... Alberto Salazar was just a Latin reporter for a small newspaper . Just another dead Latino tonight . It only got a blurb . But I needed to find out more , in case Alberto Salazar was the same guy I had heard Bodega and Nazario talk ...
... Alberto Salazar was just a Latin reporter for a small newspaper . Just another dead Latino tonight . It only got a blurb . But I needed to find out more , in case Alberto Salazar was the same guy I had heard Bodega and Nazario talk ...
Page 115
... Salazar was a worthless piece of shit who didn't even make a deal with his own people . He got what was comin ... Alberto Salazar . I think I got problems because he's a good man . Then Nazario finds out Salazar made a deal with Fischman ...
... Salazar was a worthless piece of shit who didn't even make a deal with his own people . He got what was comin ... Alberto Salazar . I think I got problems because he's a good man . Then Nazario finds out Salazar made a deal with Fischman ...
Page 196
... Alberto Salazar , John Vidal , and William Irizarry- had been solved in one day . William Irizarry was being held responsi- ble for the murders of both Alberto Salazar and John Vidal . I didn't yet know for sure who had killed Bodega ...
... Alberto Salazar , John Vidal , and William Irizarry- had been solved in one day . William Irizarry was being held responsi- ble for the murders of both Alberto Salazar and John Vidal . I didn't yet know for sure who had killed Bodega ...
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