Reviews

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

cookiesandchapters's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

kat_fields's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I loved this book, but the fact that I knew that most of the narrators would die in the end made it hard to finish. 

cvbrog's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

sanlula's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

nookandcrannyseattle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 I had been looking forward to reading this one because I knew so little about the subject matter. I was aware only peripherally of Rafael Trujillo and the Mirabal sisters, but had never read any actual books about that time. Now I need to find some non-fiction!

Julia Alvarez became interested in Las Mariposas as a child after her family was forced to flee the brutality of the Trujillo regime and emigrate to the United States. Her goal was to portray the sisters as humans and not just activists and martyrs.

Read if you enjoy being immersed in the voices of strong, flawed, idealistic women fighting to change their world. 

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Cancer and Excrement

vinacasti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

pageturning_amy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

bela's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

liaautumn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0