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بيت الأرواح: رواية by Isabel Allende

66 reviews

menomica's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Aunque es un libro muy largo y muy denso, a mí me ha gustado el linaje familiar y como los eventos y sucesos tienen se influencian entre sí. Está lleno de trigger warnings, pero si lo puedes aguantar, y si tienes mucho tiempo que perder, y eres fan del drama y historias largas y enrevesadas, te recomiendo este libro (no lo digo como insulto: como ya he dicho, me ha gustado el libro bastante).

PS: El peor personaje de todo este libro es sin duda, Esteban Trueba. La mejor fue Clara Del Valle

y ADIVINAD QUIÉN MUERE PRIMERO

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, War

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia

lanid's review against another edition

4.75

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Grief

rieviolet's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I cannot say bad things about Isabel Allende's writing style but I had to trudge a bit to get through the book. Personally, it was hard for me to feel much connected to the characters and also to digest some of the crudest passages. 

I have to say that it's been a long time since I've despised a character as much as Esteban Trueba and I cannot emphasise enough how much I disliked the sections with him as a narrator. I listened to the audiobook and I think that I managed to finish the book only because I really liked the voice actress, otherwise I would have given up after the umpteenth of his capitalist rants or descriptions of his male prowess and insatiable desires, they made me want to scream.

I liked much better the final chapters that focused more on the social and political commentary and also the  epilogue with Alba as narrator (honestly I would have preferred her as the main point of view).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide, Antisemitism, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

minxtte's review against another edition

5.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

wannieh's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Police brutality, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident

lowkeymarie's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Abortion

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Car accident