![]() ![]() Latter-day Californian Allende…provides a back-story that brims with modern concerns…Allende’s tale risks but resists descending into melodrama at every turn. “A graceful imagining of the saber-wielding, justice-dispensing freedom fighter of yore. ![]() I loved how even with bullets whizzing around him (while he was on a horse) he could call back, “Hasta la vista, señores!” That was my favorite part of the book, that cocky little taunt.I can tell that Zorro would be a difficult book to write. Bernardo was amazing in disguise, too, but what he lacked was Diego’s fun-loving attitude. My favorite characters were Diego and Bernardo, in that order. She was out there swinging her sword with the best of them. In some daring-deed books, the women are gentle and weak. Even Jean Lafitte! I think you always do a good job in creating strong women characters. I could relate to each and every character that you had created. By the end of the story, I could almost guess what a character was about to do. I think that you did a great job of creating an image of all the characters. ![]() You made great use of this tool in Zorro. He throws in little narrator comments every now and then. That is a tool Lemony Snicket uses in his books, too. That gave the story a little more change. I could always see what was happening on every page. It was so amazing how you drew a picture in my head with the words. “I really, really, really, really loved Zorro. Int'l Women's Conference - México, 2013.Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Ceremony, 2017. ![]()
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