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Violeta by Isabel Allende

20 reviews

eddalyd's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Der flotte Erzählstil lässt die Erzählungen oft oberflächlich erscheinen. Interessant waren sie historischen Streifzüge. Weniger gefallen hat mir, dass immer wieder betont wurde wie wohlhabend Violeta sei bzw. dass sie auch durch ihre Beziehungen viele Vorteile genießen konnte. Sie kam oft stark privilegiert rüber, was die Geschichte teilweise unrealistisch wirken und mich kaum mit Violeta sympathisieren lassen hat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Violence, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Cancer, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Dementia

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, War, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

nreyno's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Torture, Body shaming, Violence, Infertility, Grief, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion

bmpicc's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I do love a solid family saga. Spanning decades, Violeta had quite the story to share. I liked the writing and the storytelling. Some sections moved faster than others, but it was overall enjoyable.

What really got me though was near the end. I think a lot of us can understand the fear of losing a partner. This paragraph says it all...

"I loved that man so much! I can't forgive him for abandoning me. He was so healthy that I was totally unprepared for his heart to suddenly burst. He had the lack of courtesy to die before me, even though he was thirteen years younger."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Abortion

amandamuchmoreparker's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Abortion, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Drug use, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, and War

livelaughomo's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, and War

Minor: Dementia and Abortion

brittishrcoming'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Abortion, and Cancer

leahkarge's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, Death, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Bullying, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Self harm, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Addiction, Gaslighting, Genocide, Rape, Toxic relationship, War, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

literarypenguin's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

Violeta tells the story of Violeta, a Chilean woman who has lived a memorable and fulfilled 100 years of life. She recounts her life to a young man named Camillo who you later learn who he is and his importance to Violeta later on in the book. The tales she tells are ones of war, passion, loss, and rebirth. 

I adored the plot of the book, how a woman was retelling her life and all the hardship and triumphs she went through. How she became her own independent woman and escaped an abusive marriage to raise two children. How she handled her own money, had passionate affairs, and helped take care of an extended family. I loved how Violeta acknowledged her mistakes that she made and didn't try to excuse her actions just accepted them and moved on. Her love for her family and her romances were interesting to read about. 

I enjoyed reading about Chile and all of the history and culture that this land holds. How it has been through so many wars and revolutions in its lifetime, how the government mistreated and cruelly mislead it's people at some points. The only thing that took me out of the story was Violeta as the narrator, it didn't read to me like she was emotional about certain things or moments and just felt like any other narrator. Not a person who was retelling her amazing life she lived. If that little thing was changed then I could have rated the book higher and enjoyed my time with it more. 

Despite the narration issue, I had a good time with this book and is a must read for fans of historical fiction!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: War and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion

madelynmonet's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Misogyny, Drug use, Hate crime, Grief, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, War, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder