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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Colonisation
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny
sinceramente no me esperaba que felipe era en realidad lautaro y que era un espía mapuche , like, realmente no me lo vi venir para nada
emotional
informative
inspiring
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:
No
Weakest Allende book tbh…
As a white Latina, you’ll never catch me siding with the conquistadores
As a white Latina, you’ll never catch me siding with the conquistadores
This novel was a beautiful look into the life of the first Spanish settlers in Chile in the early 16th century. Written as a memoir of Ines in her old age, it travels through her life, starting in Spain and then going halfway around the world to settle in Chile.
I have never read a book before that takes place in this time period in Chile. It was brilliant to read about the foundations of Spanish settlement in America and through the eyes of a woman on top of it. Ines proved true bravery in everything she did as she left Spain to find her husband who had come to gain his fortune in America. Ines was a lively character, though she and the others did not stand out to me. Perhaps I was just a little irked by her love affairs, I have a hard time believing in lust at first sight. Not love, lust. I think there was a lot of lust for Ines, but she failed to show a lot of love. I believe she held more love toward the idea of Chile and all that the city of Santiago could be, than to the three men in her life. I'm just going to write it off as I don't understand lustful passions where days are filled with sex. She was telling this story to her daughter! Ugh, way too much sex for telling this story to her daughter.
Stories such as these, with brave women doing that which men tell them not to do, fascinate me and this one held my interest as well. I would have liked more emotion than lust and anguish, too much severity, as these extremes just followed the timeline of history.
I have never read a book before that takes place in this time period in Chile. It was brilliant to read about the foundations of Spanish settlement in America and through the eyes of a woman on top of it. Ines proved true bravery in everything she did as she left Spain to find her husband who had come to gain his fortune in America. Ines was a lively character, though she and the others did not stand out to me. Perhaps I was just a little irked by her love affairs, I have a hard time believing in lust at first sight. Not love, lust. I think there was a lot of lust for Ines, but she failed to show a lot of love. I believe she held more love toward the idea of Chile and all that the city of Santiago could be, than to the three men in her life. I'm just going to write it off as I don't understand lustful passions where days are filled with sex. She was telling this story to her daughter! Ugh, way too much sex for telling this story to her daughter.
Stories such as these, with brave women doing that which men tell them not to do, fascinate me and this one held my interest as well. I would have liked more emotion than lust and anguish, too much severity, as these extremes just followed the timeline of history.
adventurous
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A passionate love story in the historical context of Spanish conquering of Chile. Ines Suarez, a unconventional woman of Spain, just like other such girls in Allende's fiction, set off to Peru to look for her husband. After discovering he was dead, she fell into love with the man Pedro Valdivia who later became the conquistador of Chile and built city of Santiago.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
♥️ bellissimo
A truly delightful book. The book shows the author’s mastery of language. The imagery, even in translation, is vivid without repulsion or rambling. The author seeks to entertain rather than to challenge the intellect, while still stimulating the sensory part of the brain that is so drawn to storytelling.
adventurous
dark
informative
medium-paced