Bravo Sandra Guzman!

I recommend this book a million times over to all my Latina [and non-Latina] friends! This book acts like a big sister, giving advice on just about any aspect of life. Topics range from the masturbation, to religion, to marrying outside la raza. Even at it's most serious moments, it is a fun read.^M

So many things are wrong with this book

Wow! This book is wrong on so many different levels I don't know where to begin. One of the problems is that the author assumes that all Hispanic women, no matter what country they are from are the same; we share the same values, have the same customs, etc. She couldn't be more wrong. She makes alot of other incorrect assumptions as well: all Latinas are saint worshipping-Santeria practicing Catholics, we all hate our mothers, we all speak Spanglish, we're all "brown". Not true! Also, some of the issues and problems she talks about throughout her book could be attributed to socio-economic conditions and not race or ethnicity. Much of the "advice" she dishes out is applicable to people of all nationalities, not just Hispanic women. It seems that the author has alot of personal unresolved issues and she made it a point to reflect those issues in her book. But once again she assumes that we all have her same problems, but of course not all of us do. Instead burdening us with her screwed up notions of identity in the form of a self-help book, what Ms. Guzman should have done is written an autobiography.

Free Communication

This book is excellcent! It is a good resource tool that has been highlighted, marked, and dogeared. It has opened a whole new line of communcation between my mother, my sister and I. As a 31 year old teacher, who was born in the United States many of the customs that were mentioned in the book closed the generation gap between my mother, my sister and I. It has even helped my Latina students to understand thier relationship with thier mothers or fathers and be more patient!!! This book helped me understand the traditional culture of my parents. I think that this book should be a tool for all Latinas that need are bicultural and still are trying to identify themselves. This book has typical Latina stories that we can at some point identify with. WE REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK.