Reviews tagging 'War'

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

39 reviews

neomellow's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

tengo varios conflictos con este libro, tiene muy buena sinopsis y se queda en eso porque la ejecución deja mucho que desear. hay tramas que son explicadas ampliamente que no aportan nada al tema principal, por ejemplo la trama amorosa de 2 de los personajes principales. a samuel se le conoce de frente, uno llega de lleno a su historia al igual que a la de leticia, sin embargo a anita se le presenta como si fuera un expediente más, esto puede ser intencional pero hace que la conexión con ella sea mucho más difícil. quitando a samuel realmente no conecté con ningún personaje, muchas veces se siente como si leyeras un recuento de hechos en algún portal de noticias. y por otro lado los capítulos de anita son insufribles, son los únicos narrados en primera persona y se entienden como un diálogo interno, sin embargo son muy cansados. 
no es un mal libro, puede que solamente no sea para mí. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lhkellerman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

laura_cat's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

2.75

Very heavy-handed, some of the characters were more caricatures than people. The cursory coverage of a number of stories made it harder to feel connected or invested in anyone. 

I recommend reading Valeria Luiselli’s work on the topic of immigration, which is more compelling and authentic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

ginaos's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, War, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aartob's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Infidelity and Trafficking

Minor: Rape, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Stalking

mandeepandee54's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful writing as always from Isabel Allende. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and War

hana_sciart's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Child abuse and Terminal illness

xandy_lx's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Very informative on immigration. The translation made the dialogue seemed forced and took away from the emotional connection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Addiction and War

sfwathen's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Abandonment

sunny_bumblebee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation