The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Mambo Kings #1

Oscar Hijuelos

416 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction music challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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From FSG Classics, a special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Oscar Hijuelos's beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the era of mambo, ...

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Community Reviews

3.35
based on 735 reviews

Moods

emotional: 65%

reflective: 65%

sad: 51%

challenging: 28%

adventurous: 22%

dark: 22%

funny: 17%

informative: 17%

lighthearted: 14%

tense: 11%

inspiring: 8%

hopeful: 2%

mysterious: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
55% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
74% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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