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laurgalore's review against another edition
5.0
Jeez rip my heart out!!! I listened to the audiobook and it’s one of the only ones to ever keep my full attention. For such a long book that’s saying something. The narrator is incredible!
eatfoodreadbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Isabel Allende tells a good story and this historical fiction novel set during the Spanish Civil War and the exodus of refuges to South America is the best part of the book.
readinruthie's review against another edition
2.0
I learned a bit about the history of the Spanish Civil War and Chile. The book was ok.
jamy_ane's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting history and characters. But a few too many affairs for my taste. I also feel like her style of writing works better in a blatantly magical realism book like The House of the Spirits. But this book was very sobering in that this man lived through 2 totalitarian dictatorships where thousands of people were murdered. And both dictatorships were made possible when the religious conservatives in the country were concerned that the liberals were taking over, so they decided that in order to preserve morality and the future of the country they needed to seize power from the democratically elected government. And in both cases, this created an unintended situation where an evil man was able to seize power, and then used his power to murder and silence anyone who spoke up against him or was even associated with the other side. And both regimes lasted for decades. And I found this a little upsetting because let's just say there are parallels to some things I've heard in the USA. So if you're concerned about the state of politics in your country please learn from Spain and Chile and try to find a peaceful way to change the world for the better.
jun1pper's review against another edition
4.0
I adored it, but I generally adore Allende to begin with.
gracegawecki's review against another edition
5.0
This book is soooo good. It made me cry so many times. It should 100% be a required reading in high school.
liiyko's review against another edition
5.0
There’s honestly nothing more you could want from a book. It’s all in there. Amazing.
toriicannon's review against another edition
4.0
I really don't like writing reviews; it's not my jam.