A review by martynahanna
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

3.0

I really wanted to love it. I mean, the main character, Alma, escaped Poland during Nazi rule, and had lived a vibrant and cosmopolitan life, what's not to love? But somehow the novel felt rushed, and the serious topics such as incest, child abuse and AIDS (yes, that's not even half of it), felt almost brushed upon. I've only read her older novels, and I wonder if she's lost some of her style, or maybe some was lost in translation.