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bea_capuzzi's review
4.0
Barrabás arrivò in famiglia per via mare, annotò la piccola Clara con la sua delicata calligrafia. Già allora aveva l’abitudine di scrivere le cose importanti e piú tardi, quando rimase muta, scriveva anche le banalità, senza sospettare che, cinquant’anni dopo, i suoi quaderni mi sarebbero serviti per riscattare la memoria del passato, e per sopravvivere al mio stesso terrore.
shermreads's review against another edition
5.0
intergenerational family epics?? magical realism?? spooky oracular characters?? yes please give me more, give me much much more
analicia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.75
dustbunny's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
3.5
urlvelymar's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
dollarsignimp'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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
liljainthepages's review against another edition
5.0
Nobody describes love, passion, lust, hate and desperation like Allende. I cried to a scene of someone giving birth. I will continue to read everything she has ever written, it’s heartbreaking and healing at the same time.
(REMIND ME TO QUOTE WHEN I CAN GET MY HANDS ON MY BOOK AGAIN)
(REMIND ME TO QUOTE WHEN I CAN GET MY HANDS ON MY BOOK AGAIN)
kalizahira's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I enjoyed this book. It weaves together five generations of an unusual and powerful family with the history of an evolving country. I enjoyed the magical realism elements and the matter-of-fact handling of brutality as part of life. It features some hateful characters with little self-awareness and much entitlement who never really take stock of those they doom with their violence. I appreciated the characters having different names but still, the multiple viewpoints and many characters make the story require active reading to stay enmeshed in the story. It is a fascinating and quirky story and well worth the read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Violence, and Classism
pastelv's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0