Reviews

Más allá del invierno by Isabel Allende

bookwormbecks's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

katelynaceae's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Alcoholism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Car accident and Trafficking

alma_beu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

franwyyazg's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

eesizemore's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No

3.75

henren's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.75

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

The lives of the 3 characters in this book all intersect during a 2016 snow storm in Brooklyn, NY. Richard is a stressed out academic. He dashes out in his car to run an errand and accidentally rear ends a Lexus driven by a nervous young woman name Evelyn. She doesn't talk to him and doesn't want to exchange info but he gives her his business card anyway. Later she shows up at his residence. Since she seems to speak Spanish he asks his tenant Lucia, who is originally from Chile to come help out. It turns out that Lucia is an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant and the car that she was driving belongs to her employer and was apparently involved in a crime. The resultant conversation ends up bonding these 3 together. During their time together they share details of their past in Chile, Brazil, Guatemala etc.

This was a nice winter-themed read. It was a blend of contemporary fiction with a smidge of romance with a slight twist of a thriller and magical realism.

This book counts towards the Reading Women 2021 Challenge Task #5: Protagonist older than 50

alex_lk's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

enid815's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this story about three people who come together under trying circumstances. Each character has a back story of something dark that happened in their past. They are all unhappy and scared individuals for different reasons.

I like how the author goes back and fourth to the different characters past and then talks about the present. The characters show us why some people may need to leave their country of birth and move to the USA and not always legally.

I appreciated the ending and how the author puts everything together of how things happened even though I had pretty much figured it out. Enjoy the book it is very entertaining.

littleoldrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring

4.75