"Outside the Bones", by Lyn Di Lorio, is quite the book. I'm not a big reader but this book has held my attention for a few reasons. First, the story itself, as weird as it is, is quite interesting. Normally stuff like this would freak me out but the way in which it's all presented doesn't make it seem so weird. The whole book really connects and tells a story inside a story which makes it easier for me personally to visualize.
If you can't already tell, I like the way in which the book is written. When Fina is first with Chico at the club you can really just see this guy jamming out and really capturing the whole crowd. Di Lorio does a great job with painting a picture for the reader, and an example of this is her talking about Fina's J Lo dance moves. That's quite the statement to make and would grab anyone's attention. On the other hand, the whole voodoo aspect is also very grabby. When Fina has to sacrifice the rooster it is just hard to keep reading. That is some of the weirdest, most vulgar things to have to do and the reader can really feel what Fina feels because she doesn't want to do it either. But again, now the subject of the past with Fina and her father and his girlfriend are brought up because she did what she had to. Every time the voodoo is used or mentioned the past seems to come back to either haunt or somewhat shed some light on the truth which isn't a bad thing I guess.
I find this book grasping me because it's very conversational and someone realistic. This whole thing with Chico and his music and Alba was really weird. These things from Chico's past just keep coming back into his life and you can tell it really irks him. I have mixed feelings about the book because I like that the past is making itself clear but I hate what has to be done for that to happen. At the same time the reader wants to know more about Chico and his past.
2 comments:
I can see why you would think that sacrificing a rooster is so vulgar, had i not known that things like this do happen i would have been quite shocked myself. I also agree with you about how descriptive she is and how that makes it easier to paint a picture. I also found this to be an easy read because of the interesting story line.
I agree this book caught my attention. I never read a book about voodoo or supernatural. It was a bit different and engaging. I also agree with you when you said Chino and Alba was weird. I think Chino is weird overall.
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