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bohoautumn's review against another edition
3.0
Allende gave me a sensual feast of sights and sounds, and most of all of smell and touch. The smells of the kitchen and sea port, the feel of lost virginity and itinerant beds, the sights of burgeoning towns and a lover's letters.
While it's a romance-adventure, the descriptions of love and sex left me a little cold.
What makes the novel successful in my eyes is that Allende offers readers the notion that even the most captive of us is capable of breaking free.... with the right motivation. Tradition, etiquette, claustrophobic classes, social norms, are all crushed underfoot. I like that.
I enjoyed seeing Eliza's initial romantic motivation for leaving her homeland dissolve into a quest to emerge her whole self.
I don't see Allende as brilliant as many tout her to be, but she knows how to express a woman's heart and to deliver it in a good tale.
While it's a romance-adventure, the descriptions of love and sex left me a little cold.
What makes the novel successful in my eyes is that Allende offers readers the notion that even the most captive of us is capable of breaking free.... with the right motivation. Tradition, etiquette, claustrophobic classes, social norms, are all crushed underfoot. I like that.
I enjoyed seeing Eliza's initial romantic motivation for leaving her homeland dissolve into a quest to emerge her whole self.
I don't see Allende as brilliant as many tout her to be, but she knows how to express a woman's heart and to deliver it in a good tale.
teraesia's review against another edition
5.0
Nadšená od prvej strany. Zatiaľ asi najlepšia od Allende ktoré som mala česť prečítať.
nckathyb55's review against another edition
2.0
It wasn't difficult to get through, I just didn't care for it. I don't know what lesson I was suppose to get from it. I feel there were some loose ends that I would have liked cleared up at the end. Some blood and gore and sexual situations were necessary, but others seemed to be added for sensationalism. Just didn't care for it.
himasha90's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
albanueva's review against another edition
4.0
Una novela toda Allende, cada personaje una historia, aventura, amor y coraje. Lo único que podría decir es que me esperaba un poco más del final, que llega muy rápido.
Seguramente lo aconsejaría para quien ama a esa escritora.
Seguramente lo aconsejaría para quien ama a esa escritora.
taiteli's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
nattypie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
msmagoo502's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-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
5.0