Tough-O-Meter

We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)

(5) Tree Line

Once you've wrapped your head around the telepathic communications, premonitions, supernatural sightings, mystical healings, wonky timelines and characters with amnesia, this book is a piece of cake. Because Dreaming in Cuban was first conceived as a poem, the language is compact and lyrical, which means you have to read closely and carefully. Those things aside, the work has wonderful momentum and reads very quickly.