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A review by hillysreads
Violeta by Isabel Allende
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“No one gives you anything in life, Teresa would say, you have to take it by force, and as soon as you get careless they’ll take it back.”
Reading books like Violeta reminds me of why I love reading historical fiction so much. I love how the author took me through Violeta’s whole life; from the time she was born in 1920 during the Spanish flu pandemic all the way through the year 2020 during the COVID pandemic. Violeta was a strong, passionate woman and I loved her sense of humor. She lived through some of the most significant historical/political events. And I loved how the author wove in those events with Violeta's story, it made the book feel so much more nonfiction than fiction - I kinda felt like I was reading a memoir. I also never read a book based in South America (it’s mainly set in Chile and Argentina) before so I learned a lot and reminds me that America never teaches us anything about any other countries smh
Reading books like Violeta reminds me of why I love reading historical fiction so much. I love how the author took me through Violeta’s whole life; from the time she was born in 1920 during the Spanish flu pandemic all the way through the year 2020 during the COVID pandemic. Violeta was a strong, passionate woman and I loved her sense of humor. She lived through some of the most significant historical/political events. And I loved how the author wove in those events with Violeta's story, it made the book feel so much more nonfiction than fiction - I kinda felt like I was reading a memoir. I also never read a book based in South America (it’s mainly set in Chile and Argentina) before so I learned a lot and reminds me that America never teaches us anything about any other countries smh
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage