While I stick by my original 5-star rating, I would discount that rating by a star for the Kindle version. I read the Kindle version of this book the second time around. She was destined to be an author of some sort! I think the author has a great "literary" name: Margarita Madrigal. This has nothing to do with the book content but.
(Of course we also need some type of audio instruction - but that is beyond the scope of this review.) This would also be good to someone who has forgotten Spanish or, like me, took Spanish in high school many years previous. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning to speak Spanish. I'm looking forward to purchasing an e-book when my tablet arrives. It took me forever to read it because there was much to study and absorb - but it is worth the effort. This is a book I will probably reference frequently.
After reading this book, you will have a decent working knowledge of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. Madrigal has a gift for teaching languages (her books on French are out of print and command over $100-150). At this point, she encourages the reader to creatively assemble what he/she already knows before proceeding to more advanced material. Madrigal starts out by introducing the reader to terms that we are already familiar with or can figure out without much effort (e.g. The instruction is as good today as it was in 1950. This is evident by some of the vocabulary (Cuba is frequently referenced as one could still travel freely there, cables, smoking was more in fashion at the time.) It is illustrated by the simple drawings of a yet unknown Andy Warhol. At This book was written during the early 1950s.
This book was written during the early 1950s.
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