Reviews - En El Tiempo de Las Mariposas

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En El Tiempo de Las Mariposas

Julia Alvarez

4.16 AVERAGE

bjackrian's review against another edition

5.0

This was great. Probably my favorite novel so far this year.

emmwhipp's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

beautifully written, describes Dominican culture and their history with so much care

mariabruzzo's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

kraft_mac_n_cheese's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

I'm very cautious about fictionalized accounts of real people's lives, but this book was incredible. The way she writes each sister, and their relationships with each other was absolutely beautiful and real. May we all have the courage the mariposas did, every single one of them.

khg4llg's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Alvarez weaves the lives and choices of the Mirabel sister as they grapple with life under an authoritarian regime. The fiction version of their story allows the reader to be one with the unique perspective of the sisters. They’re love for each and their country never waivers, making for a tale that is both humbling and inspiring.

marenisblonde's review against another edition

2.5

Really wanted to like this more than I did. I appreciated the insight it gave to a period of the Dominican Republic’s history that I didn’t know much about before but the writing and characters felt a bit superficial and almost juvenile.

eli_ascending's review against another edition

4.5

informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Yes

taught this book for the first time and truly every detail is intentional! I wish I learned about the Mirabal sisters when I was in school. This book requires a lot of your attention which is a good thing but it’s slow at times. Despite that it’s brilliantly written and on such an important topic! scary parallels between the Trujillo regime and our current administration… but a lot of hope and courage to sit with