4.75 
 This was a wild ride of multi perspective narration about three generations of a family taking place in New Jersey and the Dominican Republic. This was so well written and had so many cultural references that just lit the page up with vibrant storytelling. The things I don't like were small, not altogether significant reasons to dislike this, but enough to deny it 5 stars. However, I do feel like this is a book that hangs around with you for some time to come.