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    Bodega Dreams: A Novel
    Bodega Dreams: A Novel
    Bodega Dreams: A Novel
    Audiobook7 hours

    Bodega Dreams: A Novel

    Written by Ernesto Quinonez

    Narrated by Angelo Di Loreto

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    About this audiobook

    In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty-and a steady income from the drugs he pushes.

    Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 12, 2019
    ISBN9781977344946
    Bodega Dreams: A Novel
    Author

    Ernesto Quinonez

    Ernesto Quiñonez is the author of Bodega Dreams, which was chosen as a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers title as well as a Borders Bookstore Original New Voice selection. He lives in Harlem.

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    • 5/5
      amazing! loved every second of this book !!! recommend it
    • 4/5
      Bodega Dreams features really well-written, sympathetic characters living in Spanish Harlem. With a gripping, detailed portrayal of the neighborhood and a fast moving plot that's very easy to get sucked in to, this book transports the reader to a world almost like the one they're living in, but with a Gatsby-esque character running the show. Overall a very relatable book, but also a great work of literature.-EH