From the blogs
May 14, 2009
Praise for The World in Half from the blogosphere:
“Henriquez’s gifts for lyrical prose, complex characters and sharp dialogue shine in one of the year’s most moving and memorable novels.”
- Largehearted Boy
“[An] unbelievably good first novel…. This is a beautiful and poignant book that combines geology, Alzheimer’s, tragic star-crossed love, coming-of-age, and a search for a never-known father into one seamless whole that echoes in the heart and mind long after finishing the book and putting it away. Her characters live, and with all their flaws, we care about them and long for them to make the right decisions in their lives. Panama comes to life as vividly as one of the characters and impacts all of them. This is a young writer with great talent.”
- Linda Rodriguez Writes
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Boston Globe
May 10, 2009
Praise for The World in Half:
“[G]racefully written…. Mira’s relationship with her mother is particularly well wrought. Henríquez’s writing is elegant…”
Washington Post Book World
April 26, 2009
Praise for The World in Half:
“Latin America is simultaneously desperate and hypnotic, and Henríquez gets this aspect of it exactly right…. The World in Half is engaging and touching.”
Dallas Morning News
April 25, 2009
Praise for The World in Half:
“Henríquez reveals complex characters and themes that probe deeply into the fiber of human relationships and where we belong…. She is a clear, direct writer. But this isn’t a simple book. It is a well-written tale of a search for identity as a young woman tries to bridge two cultures that make her whole.”
Time Out New York
April 3, 2009
Praise for The World in Half:
“Henríquez’s restrained descriptions of a Panama listlessly hoping for better days draw the reader into a situation as complex as the famous canal figuratively cutting through the center of this book…. Like Junot Díaz, this author explores what happens when her protagonist closes the gap between her American and Latin American identities.”
Chicago Magazine
Praise for The World in Half:
“… a beautifully written tale…”
Booklist
Praise for The World in Half:
“[Henríquez's] characters and their predicaments are compelling, her descriptions luscious, her humor tart, and her sensitivity to the emotional implications of a long-camouflaged bicultural legacy is exquisite.”
Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The World in Half:
“The talented Henríquez writes plenty of soaring passages, and Danilo is a wonderful character…. Thoughtful travelogue whose terrain includes the mother/daughter minefield.”
Publishers Weekly
Praise for The World in Half:
“A tale of relationships with some astutely observed parallels between human interaction and subterranean geology, this novel also has a strong sense of place and plotting.”
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