tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post8651161169039479289..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: DIRTY BLONDE AND HALF-CUBANJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-85128595420907560622019-01-28T21:47:53.125-08:002019-01-28T21:47:53.125-08:00I hope you can get to it someday.I hope you can get to it someday.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-2455901698229101872019-01-28T21:27:19.692-08:002019-01-28T21:27:19.692-08:00This sounds like an interesting book to read!! I w...This sounds like an interesting book to read!! I will add it to my ever growing reading wishlist.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-10284358733406876452019-01-28T15:19:21.581-08:002019-01-28T15:19:21.581-08:00Life in Cuba is not what we in America have been t...Life in Cuba is not what we in America have been told.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-84720232216785047862019-01-28T15:14:27.844-08:002019-01-28T15:14:27.844-08:00I am sorry if I gave the impression that the book ...I am sorry if I gave the impression that the book is lighthearted. It is not, it is only more lighthearted than Here Comes the Sun. Not all the jineteras were ok with what they did, none of them saw it as more than a (many times)unpleasant way to make ends meet or to get ahead. But some of them had a sense of humor about it and all of them loved their country.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-41289720103446571422019-01-28T14:50:27.992-08:002019-01-28T14:50:27.992-08:00It sounds like the privileged American young woman...It sounds like the privileged American young woman surely makes a leap while in Cuba. It seems it would be eye-opening finding out more about life there. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-45024440507540191292019-01-28T14:24:00.887-08:002019-01-28T14:24:00.887-08:00I think it's sad, though, that this book went ...I think it's sad, though, that this book went in a lighthearted way about prostitution in Cuba to make ends meet, a.k.a., as a means of survival. Some minors do it for a platter of food, or for a sandwich and a soda, which it's not only outrageous but horrible, with those same foreigners that are forbidden from doing it in their countries of origin. The professionals that do it I doubt very much that do it for fun. That demeans Cuban people and enhances the mystique of a terrible regime that has dragged through the mud the values of the Cuban people.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-77276468411434023232019-01-28T10:28:52.312-08:002019-01-28T10:28:52.312-08:00You are right. I stand corrected. Thank you for no...You are right. I stand corrected. Thank you for noticing my last sentence.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-39872709724804939562019-01-28T05:53:41.921-08:002019-01-28T05:53:41.921-08:00You said $100 a week, but it is not in USD but pes...You said $100 a week, but it is not in USD but pesos, which is actually a misery. The most Cuban workers earn in a month is closed to $25 USD, some not even that much. Your last sentence is the most powerful message that you may have gotten from this book.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-47798015592068389992019-01-27T19:35:20.932-08:002019-01-27T19:35:20.932-08:00In the end, the writing did not matter that much. ...In the end, the writing did not matter that much. I am not sure how that happened or what it means, except that maybe it was not that bad. There are many ways to tell a story.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-21899447255044443852019-01-27T19:33:44.336-08:002019-01-27T19:33:44.336-08:00Me too!Me too!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-47463945288726458302019-01-27T15:19:19.150-08:002019-01-27T15:19:19.150-08:00Interesting title and an interesting concept. Too ...Interesting title and an interesting concept. Too bad the writing didn't measure up.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-3706233629171632302019-01-27T14:29:33.907-08:002019-01-27T14:29:33.907-08:00I love reading about books that are set in other c...I love reading about books that are set in other countries as I always learn a little something new about the world!The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-78731327990801400972019-01-27T14:14:44.063-08:002019-01-27T14:14:44.063-08:00Actually the plot was predictable but the world in...Actually the plot was predictable but the world in which it was set surely was complex!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-21876851534973046332019-01-27T13:32:16.494-08:002019-01-27T13:32:16.494-08:00Though, as you point out, the writing may not be g...Though, as you point out, the writing may not be great, the plot sounds fascinating.<br /><br />As you point out, not all prostitution is akin to slavery but a lot of it is. I like books that look at the world in a complex way and this books sounds like it does that. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com