Crazy Loco Love
Crazy Loco Love | 
 enlarge | Author: Victor Villasenor
Publisher: Arte Publico Pr
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 1558853154
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781558853157
Publication Date: September 30, 2008
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From one of America's most beloved writers comes this compelling memoir of his adolescent search for meaning and identity. brWhen Victor Villaseor turned sixteen, his father's gift of a brand-new, turquoise pick-up truck was accompanied by another gift: words of wisdom that would guide him on his path to manhood. "You are a man now, he said, and to be an hombre, a man must not only know right from wrong, he must also know who he is and who he isn't." In the weeks to come, however, Victor disregards his father's advice. Swayed by his friends ridicule, he has his new truck painted white to cover the vibrant turquoise, once his favorite color. Soon, he realizes his mistake. "I'd done exactly what my dad had told me not to. I'd listened to other people's opinions instead of listening to what I'd felt inside." brSo begins this poignant and moving account of Villaseor's coming of age. Growing up on his parents ranch in North San Diego County, Victor Villaseor's teenage years were marked by a painful quest to find a place for himself in a world he didn't fit into. During his search, Victor wrangles with the usual questions of adolescence: Is it normal to think about sex all the time? Do good girls like sex? Is sex before marriage a sin? brBut Victor struggles with more than just his burgeoning sexual awareness. The son of a self-made, successful man, he is different from his peers because of his Mexican heritage, and he experiences both subtle and outright discrimination because of this. Raised in a tight-knit, Catholic family, he questions the tenets of his faith and the restrictions it places on his own developing spirituality and sexuality.brAfter high school, Victor's quest for who he is and who he isn't takes him to Mexico, where he is shocked to learn that Mexicans aside from his father are successful. They are architects, professors, and artists. Most importantly, he meets an older woman who cultivates in him a deeper understanding of his own intellectual capacity and helps him see the world and his place in it in a whole new way. This experience allows him to appreciate his own potential and realize his dreams of making a difference in the world through writing.brA powerful portrait of a young boy on the path to manhood in the shadow of his influential father, Crazy Loco Love adds a new chapter to the grand tradition of coming-of-age books. Destined to become a classic, this new installment in Villaseor's body of work confirms his place as a leading American writer. Crazy Loco Love will enthrall his many fans and surely win him new ones.
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 He's definitely done it again! September 29, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I couldn't wait for Crazyloco Love! I had been expecting it since last year! I just got it on Friday and I'm almost done with it. I am amazed by Victor Villasenor's honesty about his adolescent life. Most people would not bring out the skeletons in their closet, but Victor has no qualms about it and that is what I love the most about his books. He is by far my most favorite author ever! I highly recommend this and every other book written by Mr. Villasenor. br /Edited to add... I finshed the book last night and I LOVED it! So now what's next, eh Victor? :-)
Crazy Loco Victor, in a good way! November 18, 2008
Crazy Loco Love is another installment in the saga that, luckily for us, Victor Villasenor is passing on to the reading public. This novel is in some ways different from his others but is, as always, fascinating. Villasenor is a story teller and again he tells a grand one, this time of the conflicts that a Mexican American adolescent and young adult faces as he tries to find his place in the Chicano world. It is some times wild and crazy, the loco vida, and at times introspective. He can make the reader cringe as he describes the pain he has felt. He also can make the reader feel hope that even in spite of all difficulties he -- and we-- can find a good place to be at peace. br /br /I highly recommend this book.
A collision of his Catholic values and hormones December 9, 2008
There are certain things expected of a young Hispanic Catholic man. "Crazy Loco Love" is the memoir of Victor Villasenor and his coming of age as a young man who pursues the opposite sex. The collision of his Catholic values and his hormones leads to an intriguing story that many will relate to as he gains experience, both through experimentation and meeting of a more mature woman. "Crazy Loco Love" is something many readers will enjoy and relate to.br /
One needs to have an open mind. December 12, 2008
I loved this book! I could not put this book down just like the others that I've read by him. Although, there were parts of the book that might have offended some (the infamous pubic hairs, etc.), this book is about his life beginning at age 13 through adult age. He was being totally honest, and come on, we all "did" or "thought" of weird dumb things as teenagers.lol
Awesome read! LOVED IT! January 4, 2009
It takes a lot of guts to tell the world some of his most dark secrets. i loved the book, and I hope he writes something again soon!
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