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Violeta by Isabel Allende

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jknoxwhite's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

3.5

Nicely written but a little pat and on-the-surface in it's execution. Would be interested in reading something else by the Allende, to see more of what she offers.

shanimal_d's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

leacharlotte's review against another edition

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5.0

Such a good book. 10/10 would recommend

sheherselfishaunted's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

jwinn's review against another edition

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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

5.0

This was a wonderful book to read and listen to. Like listening to your grandmother tell her life story…

schnauzermum's review against another edition

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3.0

Covering 100 years in just over 300 pages is a difficult job and the result is a breathless canter through the history of a South American country that may - or may not - be Chile. There is no space in which to develop the characters and so they all seem rather two-dimensional. While Allende is good on age, I was disappointed with the book as I’d loved reading The House of the Spirits earlier this year.