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The House of Ulloa by Emilia Pardo Bazán

loserbook's review

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

8797999's review against another edition

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4.0

It took me a while to warm to this, I really enjoyed it from the mid point onwards. I would like to read it again in the future. The end leaves me curious and wishing there was a sequel, some unanswered questions and I'd like to see how things progressed.

evaboro's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

vgomezmunoz's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

arianvalles's review against another edition

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1.0

1,5⭐️

mayrats's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

3.5

sotazop's review against another edition

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

4.0

izsanz's review against another edition

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2.0

Ay no! Que desesperación para mi el leer a la mujer religiosa y abnegada que no ha hecho malo sufrir y tener un destino tan horrible a causa de un marido iracundo que cree que las mujeres son de su propiedad pero no no tiene el valor suficiente para cuidar su hacienda y se deja robar por su mayordomo.

Para mí, el marques de Ulloa es un cobarde desobligado que aunque quería ejercer poder no podía hacerlo en su propia casa y se desquitaba con las mujeres cercanas. Un cobarde.

Además me quedó muy claro la inutilidad de la iglesia ante las injusticias, por mucho que Julián decía querer a Nucha nunca la ayudó de verdad. Al contrario, empecinarse en que un hombre tan desagradable como el marques se casase con una mujer como Nucha para que el marqués ya no viva en pecado con Sabel (que bien pudo casarse con ella, pero para Julián era una indigna por tener a Perucho fuera del matrimonio y ser quien era).

¡Qué coraje!

magratajostiernos's review against another edition

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4.0

Maravillosa novela, sin duda pasa a ser ya uno de mis clásicos preferidos.
Leer a Doña Emilia es una verdadera gozada, por el uso que hace del lenguaje, por sus personajes y su atmósfera. Como en 'La Tribuna' la crítica a la situación de la mujer está muy presente y también a esa aristocracia campesina señorial y analfabeta, así como a la nobleza hipócrita de las grandes ciudades.
Se aprende mucho sobre nosotros y nuestro pasado con esta novela, pero lo mejor es que se aprende disfrutando de cada palabra 💓

kumipaul's review

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3.0

A good representation of a highly moral priest, Father Julian, and his attempts to bring an estate filled with those of questionable morality into a more sanctified state. We see typical false morality displayed, resulting in typical bad behavior and violence, and we see Julian trying to herd cats to get them to change their ways. What are the chances of that happening? I normally don't enjoy stories where church representatives are the main characters, but in this case Bazan did well to make Julian just a shade less than perfect as he interacted with his highly imperfect parishioners.