heyheybooks 's review for:

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

5.0

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Even though I started this 430 page book two weeks ago, I feel like the beginning was ages ago. Such is the epic story told in this book. I loved seeing the changing world of these characters told from the perspective of three generations of women, as well as by the man who was their husband, father, and grandfather. I loved seeing the two main houses where the story is set go from ruined and abandoned to majestic, back to ruin (or vice versa). The prevalence of the military and politically heavy plot towards the end almost lost my interest, but Allende managed to keep me pulled in, in a heartbreaking way, that deserves nothing less than five stars.