This book was a discussion on identity and how a name can shape identity. I loved the structure and the how the characters and the four different sections build up the layers of the narrative, but also give it a quality of the extraordinary. I will warn American readers, though, that if you are not familiar with a Spanish-language style of writing, you might find this book a bit boring. There isn't a whole lot of scene or dramatization; each piece is like a continuous narrative.

I really enjoyed the subject of this book and the way the story unfolded. The translation leaves much to be desired, however. Unfortunately, the voice of each of the narrators is destroyed in translation. All of the narrating characters speak with the same words and with the same level of comprehension -- which I can't imagine must be the case in its native Spanish. It also feels like it was translated by a Spanish speaker into English -- not by an English speaker translating from Spanish. Again, I thought it was a wonderful story, very well researched, and skillfully crafted ... the translation was just "off."

An excellent book that manages to keep your interest through all its pages.

Lo más emocionantes es que no entiendes toda la historia hasta el final del último capítulo. Lo increíble es que se basa en una historia real. Creaste una gran leyenda Ignacio Padilla.