A review by aruarian_melody
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
I tried to overlook some things because it is such a beloved classic, but the way women were treated was despicable and apparently you spend most of your time in the head of a rapist that gets a redemption story at the end? No thanks. My dealbreakers were
  • Rosa. Only characteristic is how beautiful she is, she exists only to cause pain of loss for her deranged fiance and when she died the mortifician kissed her corpse on the lips, between her breasts and between her legs............
  • Esteban, said deranged fiance, deciding that his urges can't be denied anymore so he goes out and rapes a 15 year old girl. You get it from his POV and apparently many similar things follow. Looked up some reviews at this point and decided this isn't worth my time.