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3.73 AVERAGE


Interessant om over deze voor mij onbekende geschiedenis te lezen, maar soms voelde het te veel als een lesboek waar feitjes om de zoveel zinnen in werden gestopt, waardoor je nooit echt in het verhaal komt. Mede hierdoor had ik geen connectie met de hoofdpersonages.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The setting was interesting but had a hard time connecting with the characters. It also felt very slow.
adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring 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: No
adventurous challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional informative 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: Complicated

I mostly enjoyed the history of Chile that I hadn't known before.
adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced
adventurous informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I just have to accept that despite all the hype Allende isn’t for me. Find her writing bland and rather basic—def aimed at white audience