Copeland, Libby Ingrid. "Cultural Go-Between: Author Esmeralda Santiago's Two Languages and Two Lives." The Washington Post (November 12, 1998): C01.
Copeland ties Santiago's early feelings of cultural disenfranchisement to "the vivid realism of her writing."
Gregory, Gwen. Review of Almost a Woman.
Library Journal (October 1, 1998):104-6. A positive review that praises Santiago's skill in writing descriptions and dialog.
Rios, Alexandra. Review of Almost a Woman.
Hispanic (June 1999):70. A review that emphasizes the author's courage in the face of the culture shock and the negative stereotyping that she encountered on the mainland.
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