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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

45 reviews

lanid's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I cannot say bad things about Isabel Allende's writing style but I had to trudge a bit to get through the book. Personally, it was hard for me to feel much connected to the characters and also to digest some of the crudest passages. 

I have to say that it's been a long time since I've despised a character as much as Esteban Trueba and I cannot emphasise enough how much I disliked the sections with him as a narrator. I listened to the audiobook and I think that I managed to finish the book only because I really liked the voice actress, otherwise I would have given up after the umpteenth of his capitalist rants or descriptions of his male prowess and insatiable desires, they made me want to scream.

I liked much better the final chapters that focused more on the social and political commentary and also the  epilogue with Alba as narrator (honestly I would have preferred her as the main point of view).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Suicide

minxtte's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

wannieh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Animal death, Death of parent, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Police brutality

Minor: Car accident

lowkeymarie's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Racism