Snapping Lines Reviews

First Place, Best Literary Short Stories,
Latino Literary Hall of Fame, 2002

The author of Cholos & Surfers sends a Latino flicker along the nerves in these 12 stories set largely in the Southwest and southern California. . . . Rich, moody Chicano adagios.

—Kirkus Reviews

The author's concise, straightforward voice serves him well in setting up scenarios that express both inner state of mind and outer observation of locale. . . . Snapping Lines never compromises on the desperation and truth of its characters' existences. . . . You've gotta respect Lopez for calling a spade a spade.

—Santa Fe New Mexican