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La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

75 reviews

mischka's review against another edition

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Ich habe es bis zur letzten Generation gelesen, weil es trotz der ganzen Gewalt (siehe content warnings), die darin vorkommt, ein fantastisches Buch ist. Irgendwann habe ich es nur nicht mehr ausgehalten, was für schreckliche Dinge die ganze Zeit passieren... vor allen Dingen den Frauen.

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ktrecs's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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lowkeymarie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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rosehatton's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The reason I said it's complicated is that the cast is very politically diverse, but almost everyone is related so definitely not very racially diverse. 

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timna's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is weird, because you spend 90% of the time you're reading it hating it. It's the story of three women over three generations, and with each generation it gains a little more pace and a little more tension as the plot leads gradually to
the Chilean military coup
, which does mean that the first and part of the second generations are a little lagging--so about half the book. But by the end, the love between between people and families, and even more so, Allende's love for her country, becomes so clear that you can't help but love the book.

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