A review by nktabrgla
The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende

4.0

I wish I had read Eva Luna first, but I do love a short story collection. This collection was done fully and artistically, creating a feeling of the time and the diversity of South America. It was creepy and disturbing, not shying away from violence to the body, a people, and earth. But each of these motifs were used tactfully to create a general feeling of tragedy, frustration, anger, sadness, etc. Major trigger warning for the whole book. Walimai, The Road North, and Phantom Palace were likely my favorite for how they intertwine themes of migration, gender, and exploitation of native Land and Bodies.