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The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War
by Gioconda Belli
from Anchor
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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A woman's life 
Its a passionating history of a country and the impressing story of a woman's life. I like it. Its so real.
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An easy-to-read, engaging primer on Nicaragua in the 70s and 80s
In preparation for a trip to Nicaragua, I picked up this book as my introduction to the country and let me tell you: it got under my skin, too. If you are interested in getting a flavor for what Nicaragua is like and where it his been in recent history, I highly recommend The Country Under My Skin. As mentioned in other reviews, this is a story of a woman, not a nation, and that is what, for me, kept the book interesting. Whenever the love stories lingered too long, she would always give the reader a... more info
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Honesty is the best quality 
Our book club enjoyed the discussion on politics which this feminist autobiography evoked, but shared no empathy with the author whose justification for being a member of the Sandanistas was unconvincing, allowing her to be judged as a promiscous, star-struck, thrill seeker motivated by the desire to shock and gain attention from her family by causing scandal within the upper echelons of Nicaraguan society. Honesty is the best quality of the writing style which used a journalistic approach rather than any... more info
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beautiful
i savored this book for months before i finally allowed myself to read the final chapters. she writes so lyrically and with such passion and imagery, yet without an abundance of superflous words. i read this while traveling through nicaragua and enjoyed every word of it.
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