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veronikahvee 's review for:
O Jogo de Ripper
by Isabel Allende
Not as amazing as I expected...
REVIEW:
For years I heard of Allende's writing, how amazing and unique it was. While I was never drawn to read her books, I always thought I'd give her a chance one day, when I was in the mood for her work.
Eventually the chance presented itself in the form of Ripper.
Ripper had an interesting premise and it did grab my attention from the beginning, however, what I expected to be a book that would keep me on my toes, became a hiccuped book. Amidst the interesting developments of the story, Allende would throw in rather long background stories on the characters that were relevant to the story. Don't get me wrong, I like good world building and good background stories on the characters we're reading about, it's what makes us cheer for or hate them. But these descriptions became so long and so recurrent that they broke the rhythm of the book.
Some characters were interesting, others felt a bit cardboard-ish. The villain reveal was interesting and it did come as a surprise.
In short: Allende's writing is great, but this book in particular isnt. I still intend on reading her historical fiction, I heard it's better.
REVIEW:
For years I heard of Allende's writing, how amazing and unique it was. While I was never drawn to read her books, I always thought I'd give her a chance one day, when I was in the mood for her work.
Eventually the chance presented itself in the form of Ripper.
Ripper had an interesting premise and it did grab my attention from the beginning, however, what I expected to be a book that would keep me on my toes, became a hiccuped book. Amidst the interesting developments of the story, Allende would throw in rather long background stories on the characters that were relevant to the story. Don't get me wrong, I like good world building and good background stories on the characters we're reading about, it's what makes us cheer for or hate them. But these descriptions became so long and so recurrent that they broke the rhythm of the book.
Some characters were interesting, others felt a bit cardboard-ish. The villain reveal was interesting and it did come as a surprise.
In short: Allende's writing is great, but this book in particular isnt. I still intend on reading her historical fiction, I heard it's better.