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sasstronaut 's review for:
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
This was so hard for me to read. I only powered through bc it was a book club pick.
I don’t like this writing at all. I also don’t understand where the “magical realism” is supposed to be either. I found the writing hard to follow, as I felt it didn’t flow well at all and I hated reading about the main male character. I didn’t find any of the characters interesting and much of the book felt superfluous to me.
I’ve read and enjoyed generational stories but for some reason I just couldn’t get grasped by this one.
I have heard some say it flows better in the original Spanish, and since that’s a key issue for me, that may be where it’s missed the mark.
All that said, the underlying message of our actions playing out in the long term on a generational scale that we don’t necessarily see come to fruition is excellent and such an important idea for humans in general. I truly like that message, I just wish it had been delivered better.
I don’t like this writing at all. I also don’t understand where the “magical realism” is supposed to be either. I found the writing hard to follow, as I felt it didn’t flow well at all and I hated reading about the main male character. I didn’t find any of the characters interesting and much of the book felt superfluous to me.
I’ve read and enjoyed generational stories but for some reason I just couldn’t get grasped by this one.
I have heard some say it flows better in the original Spanish, and since that’s a key issue for me, that may be where it’s missed the mark.
All that said, the underlying message of our actions playing out in the long term on a generational scale that we don’t necessarily see come to fruition is excellent and such an important idea for humans in general. I truly like that message, I just wish it had been delivered better.