A review by sheri_g
La Isla Bajo el Mar by Isabel Allende

4.0

I liked it. I was quite long in the sense that it spanned many years. I enjoyed Allende’s writing style. She employs very colorful language and beautiful imagery that really pulls you into the time and place. She did a good job of describing the relationship slaves had with their masters, their outlook on life, the dynamics between the whites blacks and mulatos in St. Domingue (present day Haiti) and New Orleans and how the difference in religion played a part in everyday life.; The slaves practiced voodoo and the whites are catholic.

I didn’t absolutely love it because I found it depressing at times. It made me sad to read about all the atrocities that these slaves endured at the hands of their abusive owners and the society they lived in. Slavery is just something I cannot believe happened. It is disgusting to think of humans being treated this way.