Next Year in Havana
The July pick for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club. After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless b...show more
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Content warning for state-sponsored violence, death, abuse, torture, kidnapping, and related topics. I wanted to like this novel more than I did. I heard a good review from a friend, but it didn't have the depth that I was looking for. I liked what the author started to do with the setting, but I wanted more. The historical timeline felt much stronger to me, even with the instalove trope that I usually don't like. I think it's also because it fel...read more
I wanted to love this book. This was actually going to be a book I chose for my book club thinking Reese never picks a bad book….this book was just not on caliber for a Reese Book Club book. The writing just really was overdone and the story itself was just so disappointing. I’ve seen what fans of this book had to say and I just don’t get it. I did appreciate that I learned about Cuba which I truly knew nothing about.
It was a really good discussion, as always, and the book scored a 6.8, which ran the gamut from a 10 to a 4. And thank you again to Shelley for all the yummy goodies that could have fed an army. Thanks also to Evelyn who didn't know what she was getting into!
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