Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "novel"
In the Time of the Butterfles
Rum, coke, dash of pineapple and squeeze of lime - pour over a tall glass of ice and enjoy Julia Alvarez's amazing novel about the Mirabal sisters.
Told from each of the four sisters points of view - all the while knowing the tragic outcome is toe-gripping "good fun", if one can call the "three butterflies" ending "fun". My favorite quote of Alvarez' is actually in her acknowledgement where she champions readers. "A novel is . . . a way to travel through the human heart." As Alvarez does skillfully. She teaches us that simple acts of courage by "simple" ordinary people can and do - and did in this case - make a difference, bringing the dreadful Trujillo regime to its end.
Told from each of the four sisters points of view - all the while knowing the tragic outcome is toe-gripping "good fun", if one can call the "three butterflies" ending "fun". My favorite quote of Alvarez' is actually in her acknowledgement where she champions readers. "A novel is . . . a way to travel through the human heart." As Alvarez does skillfully. She teaches us that simple acts of courage by "simple" ordinary people can and do - and did in this case - make a difference, bringing the dreadful Trujillo regime to its end.
