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Mein Name ist Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

3.74 AVERAGE

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ellenwinger's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bcpaine's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging dark informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

dbmedeiros's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
A moving piece of historical fiction about a brave young woman (Emilia) who travels to Chile as a journalist in late 1800s to cover a civil war. 
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hanananananah's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

slcbrons's review against another edition

3.0
reflective 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
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suislectrice's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 70%
Too much war descriptions. 
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mogar_pogar's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional reflective 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: No
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snacknapread's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional slow-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

shannone's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

patriciainnewmexico's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: No
I enjoyed this book so much even though I rarely, if ever, read fiction in the journal format. I enjoyed it so much that I didn't even notice Allende used this style until near the end! However, this is not surprising as I have read six of her books and enjoyed them all. Emilia’s strength, determination, and courage shone through as she followed her heart to a full life. This book inspired me to be my best self, follow my heart, and face difficult times courageously as well. Highly recommend. (Thank you, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.)