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sophiemaher 's review for:
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was absolutely nothing like what I expected! I put off reading it, thinking it would be a sugary, magical read that people love just for the fact that it’s a “feminist classic”.
Despite the bright, pretty cover and the promised “magical realism”, it was a MASSIVE book in terms of family, passion, politics, history and fate. The magical aspect felt normal, if not a bit mundane, compared to the lives of each MASSIVE character.
Isabella Allende loosely based this novel on her own family history, after the President Salvador Allende (her uncle) was overthrown in a coup supported by the military junta in 1973. The themes of oppression, liberation, power, and feminism strike an even stronger chord with this background in mind. Wait I LOVE HER!!!
READ IT!!!!
Despite the bright, pretty cover and the promised “magical realism”, it was a MASSIVE book in terms of family, passion, politics, history and fate. The magical aspect felt normal, if not a bit mundane, compared to the lives of each MASSIVE character.
Isabella Allende loosely based this novel on her own family history, after the President Salvador Allende (her uncle) was overthrown in a coup supported by the military junta in 1973. The themes of oppression, liberation, power, and feminism strike an even stronger chord with this background in mind. Wait I LOVE HER!!!
READ IT!!!!