a review of MEXICA in La Bloga

A review of my novel of Cortes' conquest of Mexica in a  Chicano-centric blogsite by the novelist Ernest Hogan.  Not just a rave, but personally very touching.  And politically significant.
review of MEXICA in La Bloga

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  1. ERNEST HOGANNovember 28, 2010 at 2:05 AM

    I meant to give you some advanced notice, but I'm trapped behind a cash register for most of this weekend. I hope to show the Latino/Chicano lit crowd that Mexica is book the need to read. Ticomotraspasarhuililius!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 8, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    That's a quite a review. But it's already off the front page, so you should link to the post itself: http://labloga.blogspot.com/2010/11/chicanonautica-mexica-norman-spinrad.html

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  3. Norman SpinradDecember 8, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    Thanks! Done!

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