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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
just a little much rn, I’ll come back to it
More like 3.5. Beautiful story with so so much detail. But somehow the characters still lacked depth? I wanted more magic but it sometimes felt like an afterthought.
I read this book in high school as it was given to me by my global history teacher. I fell in love with Isabel Allende's work because of this book! Amazing narrative! The characters are well developed and believable. Allende is a gifted story teller and her word choice is what I find to be her greatest strength.
Such a beautiful piece of work. It was like reading a ‘novela’, but better. The writing is impeccable.
En algunos aspectos muy parecido a Cien años de soledad, pero la historia principal y el mensaje que el libro quería transmitir son diferentes. Cuando empecé a leerlo, me costó un poco con las descripciones largas, pero poco a poco me acostumbré al estilo de la autora y puedo decir que me encantó.
This was another book club book for me and, honestly, I wish I had received a little forewarning about the subject matter in this book. Usually at the end of my reviews, I talked about whether or not there was any profanity, sexual content, or violent content. But this time I just want to go ahead and say that all three are very prominent in this book.
The book follows three, kind of four, generations of an affluent family in Chile in the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. There is magical realism throughout the book, predominantly with the character of Clara who can see the future, speak to the Dead, and move things with her mind. Esteban is the patriarch of the family and is probably the most followed in the story. I really didn't like his character even when he went through some transformation toward the end.
The author's narrative writing is spectacular. I really liked how she took minor characters and interwove them throughout the story, how they played a major role in a lot of the plot points.
There is sexual abuse, domestic abuse, rape, an abortion, and violence throughout the story. It is definitely a book to be tried through lightly, and it took me a while to get through it because of that content. That being said, it is a very interesting story and very well written. I learned a lot about the political history of the country of Chile which I had known very little about before. I would recommend anyone to read this book with the caveat that I included above.
The book follows three, kind of four, generations of an affluent family in Chile in the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. There is magical realism throughout the book, predominantly with the character of Clara who can see the future, speak to the Dead, and move things with her mind. Esteban is the patriarch of the family and is probably the most followed in the story. I really didn't like his character even when he went through some transformation toward the end.
The author's narrative writing is spectacular. I really liked how she took minor characters and interwove them throughout the story, how they played a major role in a lot of the plot points.
There is sexual abuse, domestic abuse, rape, an abortion, and violence throughout the story. It is definitely a book to be tried through lightly, and it took me a while to get through it because of that content. That being said, it is a very interesting story and very well written. I learned a lot about the political history of the country of Chile which I had known very little about before. I would recommend anyone to read this book with the caveat that I included above.
slow-paced
emotional
slow-paced
Beautiful saga of such a tragic family - learned much about Brazil’s political history - probably missed some references but still got so much out of the story and the characters. Definitely want to read more from this author.