With a
master’s degree in computer science, Laura Rodriguez was a whizz in her field.
If only she could convince these companies to give her a chance. The story
starts off with her interviewing for a job.
“Men like girls who are smart, but not
too smart, and certainly not as smart as they are. And men don’t like a girl
who tells them they’re wrong.” (13)
Evidently, just being smart wasn’t
good enough. What else was she missing? Besides a penis.
I liked that
the main character was a Latina. Not only is this story infused with girl
power, but it’s Latina power. It’s so hard to get ahead, especially for a
Latina. Men certainly don’t have to deal with what we do. The writing was
simple and easy to fall into. Of course, the programming language wasn’t as
easy.
Judging by
the title, Amiga, I thought this to
be a New Adult or Coming of Age novel. In actuality, Amiga was the name of the
computer program. On the one hand, we see the character grow and develop as we
get into the story. Things get more
complex when business and politics get in the mix. It might even be confusing
for readers, but still, nonetheless, they will definitely root for Laura the
entire way. The cover could’ve had a better design though.
But,
overall, this was a pretty good read.
My rating: 3 stars
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