https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/mirabal_sisters/ Recent content in Mirabal_sisters on George's Blog Hugo en-US Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:14 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies/ <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>A fictional account of the three (+1 wallflower sister) Mirabal sisters and their role in the revolution in attempting to overthrow the Trujillo dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. The sisters are eventually assassinated indirectly by Trujillo, this appears to have paved the way for his own assassination six months later.</p> <p><strong>Thoughts</strong></p> <p>While I appreciate the engaging narrative presented by Julia Alvarez, I feel conflicted in providing a comprehensive review of this book, as I initially believed it to be more historical than fictional. The unique format—each chapter narrated by one of the four sisters—may take some getting used to, with many passages resembling journal entries. In her afterword, Alvarez explains her decision to rely on the essence of the sisters&rsquo; lives rather than conducting in-depth interviews or research, drawing from her father&rsquo;s involvement in the anti-Trujillo underground network as justification for this approach.</p>