The Taste of Sugar

This book is very interesting if you like historical novels but also incredibly sad. I had a hard time with the Narrator’s “Siri” type reading throughout the book, but I enjoyed her Spanish.

Great novel. Super transcending. If you enjoy historical fiction you’ll love this!

Very much enjoyed the narrative and learning more about the history of Puerto Rico, although I felt the quality of the novel warranted better narration. As another reviewer put it, the narration is “Siri”-like.

It helps to understand Spanish to enjoy the book. I had no idea of Puerto Rico’s history and it is not a happy one but interesting. The book could have gone forever but has a rather abrupt ending.

Lovely family story revealing so much of the sad story of Puerto Rico transaction from colonial Spain to colonial North America. I learned so many much in this novel , it gave completely new perspective of Puerto Rico.

This book broke my heart to see the struggles of the people of PR. To get to know a family so intimately and continue to read how the get further and further from the life they once had! The role Spain and the US played and continues to play after all these years to me cringe! The love of each other and family through all the hell they went through was truly inspiring, however, the ending was so abrupt, I wonder if the author just couldn’t take it anymore! I felt cheated!