Dedé is the worrier and the most reluctant to get involved in the revolution. Patria is the oldest, a devout Christian, and the pseudo-parent of the four (good name for that, no?). She is the sister who begins their involvement in the resistance during Trujillo's rise to power, and it is ultimately her commitment that involves the rest of her family. I respect brazen courage and admire lucky stupidity. Alvarez has created such solid and unique characters that you start to wish that YOU were the fifth sister by the time you're a a few chapters into the book.Īs far as the sisters themselves, I love them all but Minerva is my favorite sister, hands down. I love the different interpretations of the same events, and because each sister has such a distinct and different personality, it isn't difficult to keep them separate as you read.
The first person POV allowed the same story to be told from multiple perspectives, which seems to be a new thing (genre?) in literature right now. The stories of the four sisters are told in alternating chapters - each from a different sister's point of view and from different points in time (Ex. I thoroughly enjoyed the format of this novel, and I know some readers don't, so I think it's worth a mention.
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