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A review by smashley_rr
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I have been wanting to read this book for SO long, but this one just was not for me. Allende is a gorgeous writer, the repeated themes throughout connected so well and the prose itself was beautiful, I just was not as invested in the story as I had hoped to be. There were times where it was okay and I enjoyed those small sections, but others I almost stopped reading. In the future I would like to try some other books by her, and hopefully I will find a story in one of those to match the beauty of her writing!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content