What It Takes to Get to Vegas (Paperback: Reprint: 320 pages)
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| Author: | Yxta Maya Murray |
| Format: | Paperback: Reprint: 320 pages. |
| Publisher: | Grove Pr (10/01/2000) |
| ISBN: | 0802137377 |
| ISBN13: | 9780802137371 |
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Pro Reviews: What It Takes to Get to Vegas
Murray has a sharp eye for the particulars of Mexican-American life, and her prose is juicily vivid....
There should be much to like about this novel. It offers a swift, compelling portrait of the East L.A. boxing scene and a woman's place in it....But Murray betrays her characters in telling their stories, with a plot that is unimaginative and all too familiar. There is little here that surprises--or, more important, compels readers to follow Rita's story through to resolution. We guess Rita's future 100 pages before she does....Murray has given us a glimpse of her talent, but she is capable of so much more.
Publisher Notes: What It Takes to Get to Vegas
- What It Takes to Get to Vegas has been described by The Arizona Republic as "a juicy tale of ambition, passion and grit that is as much fun to read as a good trash talk session with your best friend". Growing up among the championship hopefuls and alleyway gladiators of East L.A., Rita Zapata sees in boxing a ticket to something better. At eighteen, she's earned the title "Queen of the Streetfighters". Then she meets Billy, an enigmatic, intense fighter from Mexico, who begins systematically clawing his way to the top. Their passionate connection gives Rita two things she's never had: real love, and respect in the neighborhood. From the alleys off Cesar Chavez Avenue to the carpeted suites of Caesars Palace, Rita learns exactly what it takes to get to Vegas, as Billy turns out to be the best thing that has ever happened to her -- and the worst. In exuberant prose sparkling with wicked wit, Yxta Maya Murray has given us a sass-talking, big-hearted heroine with a story we will not soon forget.
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