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A review by phenixsnow
I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín
3.0
mixed feelings. 2.5 stars. It does cover a 3 year period but it felt like it dragged on forever. I absolutely never would have finished this if i wasn't listening to the audio version. It seemed more like a book a teacher would require students to read than something a kid would choose on their own for fun.
Not sure when this takes place, but a dictator takes over Chile and then 11 year old Celeste and her family and friend have to figure out how to stay alive, some going into hiding others are made to disappear. It starts off happy, but the whole thing is tinged with sadness because its such a serious topic. Most of the book is fairly realistic but there is magical realism throughout like communicating with birds and the sea and magical pendants.
Not sure when this takes place, but a dictator takes over Chile and then 11 year old Celeste and her family and friend have to figure out how to stay alive, some going into hiding others are made to disappear. It starts off happy, but the whole thing is tinged with sadness because its such a serious topic. Most of the book is fairly realistic but there is magical realism throughout like communicating with birds and the sea and magical pendants.