A review by trudy1963
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

3.0

I find Isabel Allende's writing captures my attention from the very beginning of the storis she tells. This story was no exception. She creates beautifully flawed characters that are neither black or white but all the shades of gray inbetween. The reason I gave it only 3 stars is because from the very beginning of the book I knew there would be only trouble in the future for the characters and no hope for happiness (although Blanca found some in the end). The pain and suffering gets to be too much and I would prefer some happiness thrown in amongst the pain.