Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende

Portrait in Sepia

Del Valle Family #2

Isabel Allende

304 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
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Isabel Allende's sensuous novel about In nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases all recollections of the first five years of her life. Raised by her regal and ambitious grandmother Paulina del Valle, Aurora...

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Moods

emotional 76%
reflective 62%
adventurous 45%
inspiring 26%
sad 24%
hopeful 19%
informative 15%
dark 10%
funny 9%
mysterious 9%
challenging 7%
tense 7%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 34%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 2%

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3.86

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