I really liked Yunior’s section. He has a lot of insight to offer on both Oscar and Lola. I actually felt bad for him, in the scene where Oscar decided to give up on his running. Yunior only wanted to help the poor kid, and when he gets mad at Oscar and pushes him into the wall (Oscar was being a brat, but I do feel bad for him to a point, too), Lola decides she doesn’t want anything to do with him anymore.

Man, that sucks.

Speaking of feeling bad for Oscar, though, my heart broke for the kid when he caught Jenni with another guy. We know his mom had three major heartbreaks (the title of chapter 3, page 77) – and I can only hope the same isn’t in store for him, although, with all the talk of curses and fuku, etc., I’m not too sure. Two down, one more to go? (I seem to remember back in the beginning of the book some foreshadowing of that – pg. 45, “Your mother, his tia Rubelka had once whispered, was a loca when it came to love. It almost killed her. And now it seemed that it was Oscar’s turn.”)

As for Beli’s part, I have to say, I wasn’t surprised to find out the Gangster was married. He was just too slimy. Poor Beli, though – blinded by love, yet again. I was a little surprised, though, to find out she lost the baby. Sad stuff.