Book Review OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS eds. Yamile Saied Mendez and Amparo Ortiz
Thank you to the authors, and editors Yamile Saied Mendez and Amparo Ortiz, and publishers Algonquin and Hachette Books for an advance paperback copy of OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS. Thank you also to Libby for an accomanying widget. All views are mine. "I make beautiful things to balance out the cruelty in the world," her abuela said.... "Our art is like a prayer--when we make beautiful things, the gods listen.... " "The Hour of the Wolf" p324 Three (or more) things I loved: 1. I love the Latin American theme these stories share. For me, it means exposure to some wonderful myths and legends I hadn't heard of before! Great examples of use of legend and myth is "El Viejo De La Bolsa" p49 2. I love that most of these stories are socially and stylistically subversive. Makes the reads challenging and enjoyable and also meaningful and outspoken. 3. In most of these stories, the main character is small or young, which emphasizes the hum...