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took me way longer than expected to finish this. the language/writing is VERY dense, and there are tons of VERY long paragraphs where the narrators gives us a glimpse of either el nene's or dorda's past and inner mind workings (they are both in love with each other and severely struggle with internalized homophobia). these instances are written in a stream of consciousness fashion and cannot be rushed through, as i naively tried to do. you have to take your time with this book and really take in and appreciate the GORGEOUS prose! there's several instances where tom wait's song "mr. siegal" is mentioned, and i would recommend reading this novel while listening to said song on repeat, it will give you a sensorial experience like no other. there's a film adaptation of the novel that i haven't seen, but it stars young, tanned and athletic versions of leonardo sberaglia and eduardo noriega as el nene and dorda, making them a delicious couple to gush over with starry eyes.