Remember when back in 2001 Argentinean government shutdown down the banks and people were stuck unable to withdraw anything from their accounts for a year? Those who knew this was coming even 15 minutes in advance made out like bandits. And the rest were hit hard.
Sacheri’s novel is about a group of old men who were swindled by a greedy banker during the bank shutdown and who found an inventive way to take revenge. It’s all very cute and endearing but there is one problem with the book: it was very obviously written with the goal of selling movie rights. It’s cinematographic to the point of getting incredibly predictable. But hey, this is precisely the quality that makes it a great choice for a Spanish classroom. It reads very easily, the Argentinean accent is super cute, and overall it’s a sea of cuteness.
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