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My Name Is Emilia del Valle
by Isabel Allende
This was my first historical fiction book in a while, and I'm feeling quite conflicted.
I enjoyed Emilia's character as a whole, and found her story the most compelling at the beginning and the middle of the book. I loved reading about her relationship and bond with her father, despite not being his biological daughter.
The writing took some getting used to, and due to this I felt "out" of the story quite often, and wasn't connecting to the events as I would've hoped.
The Chilean civil war is definitely not a topic I'm very knowledgeable about, so I really enjoyed getting to know the background of the events, along with Emilia.
The very end of the book felt completely out of place, and didn't feel connected to the story. While Emilia finding her roots, and wanting to find a connection to her people was a huge theme throughout, I thought the journey to the land left to her by her father was incredibly rushed and left much to be desired. It felt like the author wanted to bring two stories together that didn't really fit well, at least not in the way it was executed.
Thank you to NetGalley for the digital copy of this book.
I enjoyed Emilia's character as a whole, and found her story the most compelling at the beginning and the middle of the book. I loved reading about her relationship and bond with her father, despite not being his biological daughter.
The writing took some getting used to, and due to this I felt "out" of the story quite often, and wasn't connecting to the events as I would've hoped.
The Chilean civil war is definitely not a topic I'm very knowledgeable about, so I really enjoyed getting to know the background of the events, along with Emilia.
The very end of the book felt completely out of place, and didn't feel connected to the story. While Emilia finding her roots, and wanting to find a connection to her people was a huge theme throughout, I thought the journey to the land left to her by her father was incredibly rushed and left much to be desired. It felt like the author wanted to bring two stories together that didn't really fit well, at least not in the way it was executed.
Thank you to NetGalley for the digital copy of this book.