The House of Broken Angels

paperback, 336 pages

Published March 5, 2019 by Back Bay Books.

ISBN:
978-0-316-15489-5
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5 stars

 A friend of mine who moved to Seattle after college in Ohio in the early 1980s told me then that the newspaper there printed a surprising number of wire copy from Florida. This was before Florida became known as a reliable source of nuttiness. My friend deduced that the reason was that Florida was physically about as far as you can get from Seattle and still be in the United States, and people there dressed differently, did different things for fun, and ate different food.
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 That's certainly not …

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3 stars

3.5 stars. This family epic is funny and chaotic, while exploring deep questions about the Mexican-American immigrant experience, sibling rivalry, and what it means to live a good life. I found it challenging to keep track of all the characters and their relationships (no family tree diagram is provided), but that seems somewhat intentional. As a Southern California native, I also appreciated that much of it recalled the 1980s-era SoCal of my childhood.

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