Crazy Loco Love: A Memoir

By: Victor Villaseñor

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Synopsis: Growing up on his parents' ranch in North San Diego County, Victor Villaseñor's teenage years were marked by a painful quest to find a place for himself in a world he did not fit into. Discriminated due to his Mexican heritage, Victor questions the tenets of his faith and the restrictions it places on his own spirituality and sexuality. Ultimately, his search for identity takes him to Mexico to learn of his family's roots, where he soon discovers that his heritage doesn't determine his intelligence or success. Through this often humorous and poignant tale, Victor deftly undermines the macho stereotype so often associated with Latinos, while exposing the tender vulnerability and naÏvetÉ of a young man grappling with the roles foisted on him by the church and society. Victor's youthful misadventures elicit sympathy, laughter, and tears as he attempts to divine the mysteries of the opposite sex in this powerful, revealing memoir. "The clarity that comes from Villaseñor's personal and cultural experience is not matched in any of Steinbeck's major works" (Los Angeles Times).

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 416 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781439193822
Related ISBNs:: 9781582702728
Publisher:: Atria Books/Beyond Words
Date of Addition:: 11/02/20
Copyrighted By:: Atria Paperback
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.