Reviews

Inés of My Soul, by Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden

magdaxsto's review against another edition

3.0

Sono una fan di Isabel Allende e amo principalmente la sua capacità di creare donne dal carattere forte, indipendente e dall’interessante visione sulla vita. La protagonista di questo libro, Ines, incarna perfettamente queste caratteristiche. Perché mi sono ritrovata più volte a chiedermi se il protagonista non fosse invece Pedro de Valdivia? Ammetto inoltre di aver voluto finire in fretta questo libro per leggere altro, trovando molte parti inutili e ripetitive. Non mi piacciono i continui salti temporali che la protagonista racconta, scusandosi fin troppo di essere ormai vecchia e che scollegano la vicenda. I dettagli storici sono comunque impressionanti e fanno sognare di visitare il Cile, tranne quando descrivono per pagine e pagine vicende di guerra delle quali sicuramente molto è stato romanzato.
E la fine è davvero deludente, non voglio spoilerare troppo ma credo che Ines avesse molto di più da dire.

shiradest's review against another edition

DNF: I liked her other books, but I don't want to keep reading about the conquest of South America.

brynebo's review against another edition

4.0

I have always loved Allende, and while this doesn't make it to the top of her repetoire for me, it was definitely a good read. Multi-generational story lines and strong female roles make my A-list any day.

iris_lu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative relaxing 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

kfreedman's review against another edition

Historical fiction following the story of Inés something, a woman who was instrumental in the founding of Chile. Her travels from Spain to Colombia to Peru to Chile; relationships with lovers and husbands; the war against the Mapuche for land and the struggle to survive in a hostile environment. Didn’t love this book, but the story is gripping and Allende’s writing is overall quite good.

florkulikowski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Empecé este libro en 2022 y recien a un mes del 2023 pude terminarlo. Los libros de Isabel Allende producen eso en mi, tardo tiempo en leerlos pero siempre continuo porque me gustan las historias y la lectura es placentera. Pero en este caso siento que me costó mas que otros libros. Habia demasiadas escenas de batalla que considero tediosas. El final del libro fue lo mas difícil, me costó terminarlo porque ya la historia habia terminado pero seguía habiendo cosas por decir. Por otra parte, las descripciones sobre los mapuches y la tierra chilena fueron las mejores. 

lorenagargom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

tastelessreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad fast-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? No

4.25

pseudoliterate's review against another edition

Muy pionera pudo ser Inés Suarez pero no me interesa admirar a ninguna persona que fuera partícipe activa en la colonización, explotación, y genocidio de grupos indígenas.
Por esa aversión que le tengo a estos personajes, y a sus acciones, se me complicaba avanzar la lectura; la única razón para leerlo fue por tener una copia fisica desde hace años, que se supone debía leer para el colegio pero nunca pasó. 
Hasta ahora no había leído a Isabel Allende, y la verdad no me disgustó su escritura; tengo planeado intentar leerla otra vez con alguno de sus otros libros.

dpkloster's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5