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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
In the last few years, Isabel Allende has become one of my favorite writers and while I’m a bit late to the game, it means I’m lucky enough to have her back catalogue to work through in between the books she continues to publish regularly. Her latest novel, My Name Is Emilia del Valle explores being a woman in the male dominated field of journalism in the late nineteenth century. Emilia’s determination to prove herself combines with her desire to learn what she can about her roots as she travels to Chile to cover their unfolding civil war. She finds that her status as a foreign correspondent will only take her so far and that covering the war requires getting more directly involved than she expected.
From her early days, Emilia del Valle Claro knows that the man who raised her isn’t her birth father. No, her birth father was a scoundrel who seduced and abandoned her mother. But despite her mother’s obsession with getting her biological father to acknowledge Emilia and give her an inheritance, Emilia has little interest in the man. She has a greater interest in earning her living with her pen, beginning with publishing novels of vengeance and daring under a male pen name. Their overwhelming popularity leads to Emilia’s next adventure – becoming a columnist for the local newspaper in San Francisco. Her chance comes with conditions, however – she must continue writing under her male pseudonym. Building her reputation with her supervisors and colleagues, Emilia eventually pushes to publish under her own name when the opportunity to travel to Chile to cover the growing unrest. She wants to get at the human experience of the war but that means getting close to the front lines and physical danger.
For the rest of my review, please visit my blog: https://wp.me/pUEx4-1pC
From her early days, Emilia del Valle Claro knows that the man who raised her isn’t her birth father. No, her birth father was a scoundrel who seduced and abandoned her mother. But despite her mother’s obsession with getting her biological father to acknowledge Emilia and give her an inheritance, Emilia has little interest in the man. She has a greater interest in earning her living with her pen, beginning with publishing novels of vengeance and daring under a male pen name. Their overwhelming popularity leads to Emilia’s next adventure – becoming a columnist for the local newspaper in San Francisco. Her chance comes with conditions, however – she must continue writing under her male pseudonym. Building her reputation with her supervisors and colleagues, Emilia eventually pushes to publish under her own name when the opportunity to travel to Chile to cover the growing unrest. She wants to get at the human experience of the war but that means getting close to the front lines and physical danger.
For the rest of my review, please visit my blog: https://wp.me/pUEx4-1pC
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Allende is a beautiful writer, but this book was not my favorite
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Not the best book she’s ever written, but her books are always comfort reads for me. I did enjoy the main character.
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated