kraft_mac_n_cheese 's review for:

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I'm very cautious about fictionalized accounts of real people's lives, but this book was incredible. The way she writes each sister, and their relationships with each other was absolutely beautiful and real. May we all have the courage the mariposas did, every single one of them.