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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
5.0
challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"...on the date stipulated by law the left calmly came to power. And on that date the right began to stockpile hatred."

An eerily familiar turn of events. The chaotic magical realism genre continues to entrance me.