--- product_id: 4335783 title: "Macho!: A Novel" brand: "victor villasenor" price: "£18.84" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4335783-macho-a-novel store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Macho!: A Novel **Brand:** victor villasenor **Price:** £18.84 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Macho!: A Novel by victor villasenor - **How much does it cost?** £18.84 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4335783-macho-a-novel) ## Best For - victor villasenor enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted victor villasenor brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Macho!: A Novel ## Images ![Macho!: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NfYdCUChL.jpg) ![Macho!: A Novel - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61X45aFGOdL.jpg) ![Macho!: A Novel - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31+4FsAIQ-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Honor vs. Stupidity *by D***P on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2010* Macho! Is very, very fine literature!Villaseñor accomplishes in 235 pages what some writers can't accomplish in a 1000, with writing so visual that you will see the scenes play out right before your eyes.The exposition was judiciously used, and the bits of history regarding Cesar Chavez were relevant, insightful, and really put the novel into context.Between chapters I found myself putting the book down, and really pondering over what I'd read, savoring it like a good meal with a great glass of wine.Even though the backdrop of the novel is Mexico and the Mexican-American experience...the book, at its core, is truly universal. Many cultures all around the world have backwards notions of what it means to be a man - I say "backwards," because some of these moronic notions of what it means to be a MAN can get you killed. And, then what? People come to your funeral and say how honorably you died. What sense does that make? You don't even get a chance to live and enjoy the honor you've apparently earned.If you have to fight to prove you're a MAN, that's not honorable at all - that's barbaric and primitive!This book will truly force you to differentiate honor from stupidity, and nobleness from arrogance.But then again, GREAT literature often does stimulate deep thinking! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MICHOACANO *by V*** on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2019* My family is from these same areas depicted in this novel. I was raised in los angles but I have always marveled at the life my grandfather (being a bracero himself) and my ancestors lived. My mother often qouted: “there aren’t any real men any more” for much has changed with Mexico including the customs of the land, now being one of cartel money and the old men of before dying for honor changing into men dying of proliferation of drugs and violence. I was there in flesh and blood when Villasenor wrote, for although, I wasn’t raised in this same era, the stories and the sceneries I have scene in my travels to Michoacán, Zacatecas, and Jalisco, transported me to where the men fought a lo macho, a la prueba, a beautiful death as Spartans will say! ### ⭐⭐⭐ Contrived *by I***V on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2013* An earlier reviewer had used this word - contrived. That's also the issue I have with this book. The suffering and dying that the group endures as it makes it's way north is equal to all of the greatest mishaps that have been recorded for an entire decade. The same group of people die of dehydration, water poisoning, and suffocation in a vehicle. Although there are cases of all three happening over a period of years the chances of all of this happening to one group is almost nil.It just seemed that the author tried to keep the book engaging by cramming it with as much action as possible and it just seems contrived. The amount of gun play that occurs throughout is also greatly exaggerated as most Mexicans don't settle their problems by killing. Yet this book is full of endless shootouts, whether over cockfights or blood vengeance or just plain bar fights. At times it seems that the entire journey is a sequence of skirmishes, killings, and flight. All for the purpose of making an entertaining read.The impression one gets is that the author tried to make his case more convincing over the plight of the Mexican illegal immigrants by exaggerating their hardships and really does not have to do so. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4335783-macho-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4335783-macho-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*