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Violeta by Isabel Allende

94 reviews

megb64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Addiction

kanorve'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? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Cancer, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Murder, Death, Torture, and Infidelity

jodiebielenberg's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

jamieclower's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Death, Genocide, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Police brutality, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Drug use, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Cancer

amandamuchmoreparker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Abortion, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Drug use, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, and War

bibliothequefalor's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.25

 The cover says it all really - “One extraordinary woman. One hundred years of history. One unforgettable history. “ Violeta del Valle was born in Chile in 1920 at the peak of the Spanish ‘flu outbreak. One hundred years later, in the midst of another pandemic, she is dying and recording her story in a letter to her beloved grandson, Camilo. And what a life she led full of highs and lows - riches to rags and back again, marriages and affairs, some good, others bad. She was a woman who refused to be tied down by the social mores of the day, and lived her life large, for better or for worse. She’s got some regrets but she’s mostly unapologetic about the choices she made. Violeta’s story unfolds against some key historical events including the Great Depression, World War II, earthquakes and a military dictatorship rife with human rights abuses. Allende’s storytelling was top-notch as expected, and I had to remind myself a couple of times that I was not listening to a real person telling me their life story. I listened to the audio and the narrator did a fabulous job, which I’m sure enhanced my enjoyment. I was absorbed from beginning to end and flew through it, finding plenty of excuses to keep listening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Addiction

jravelar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, and Sexism

kryskross's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Police brutality, and Infidelity

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Terminal illness

mariafh91's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Death, Torture, and Suicide