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gwndebbie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
gesa2357's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
loriet_ml's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
bea_capuzzi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
4.5
Bellissimo. Intenso ma anche ironico. Amaro ma anche speranzoso. Finale perfetto.
clody89's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Animal death, Death, Murder, and Police brutality
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Homophobia, and Pregnancy
emybooksandcoffee's review against another edition
3.0
This book made me want to learn. I wanted to know more about Chile's dictatorship and it certainly taught me things (some of them I regret learning, they were so brutal and chilling, worse than any horror movie scenario). It was certainly educational - the censorship, brutality, mercilessness and the pointless violence in the middle of the military regime rang awfully true and were the peak of the books' essence. I guess it deserves a higher rating, but I'm afraid I couldn't connect with the characters as much as I wanted. It started off almost perfectly, I loved the introduction into the characters' backstories and thoughts but my main complaint is that whenever the story became interesting and started moving, Allende would start rambling about things that happened ages ago to the characters and fusing on with their inner thoughts and it would... put me off of what was happening right now. It was anticlimatic I guess. And it was going on all the time. No doubt these things were crucial to the current plot but you can't just leave important stuff on a cliffhanger like this. Complaints aside, the ending was such a flowless mix of bittersweet, hopeful, realistic and most tangible prose with careful, sensitive and full of concern for the characters writing. Such an amazing ending, one of the best I have read.
doku_sho_ka's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nuohsu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bennibarzy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25