A review by ando246
Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende
4.0
I couldn't get hooked at the beginning due to the lack of background for most of the characters, but once Lynn Sommers came into the story and the author developed MatÃas' and Severo's story with her, it was a really entertaining book. I loved the fact that Aurora tells her own story and how well it is rounded up at the end, when she talks about her grandfather. It could have been developed yet further, but I liked it overall.
Another thing that caught my attention was the wonderful descriptive nature of Isabel Allende. With this book, as well as most of her other works, she makes the reader live inside old mansions and travel with the characters around the world by conveying their emotions and thoughts on the way. I think this has also been inspired by the constant nomad nature of Isabel Allende's life. Among Aurora's thoughts and adventures, the one with his photography teacher and with the Chilean doctor were my favorite; the way she would look at them admiring them and trying to stay unnoticed. The description of her introverted and timid personality while trying to figure out her family and her life is extraordinary.
Another thing that caught my attention was the wonderful descriptive nature of Isabel Allende. With this book, as well as most of her other works, she makes the reader live inside old mansions and travel with the characters around the world by conveying their emotions and thoughts on the way. I think this has also been inspired by the constant nomad nature of Isabel Allende's life. Among Aurora's thoughts and adventures, the one with his photography teacher and with the Chilean doctor were my favorite; the way she would look at them admiring them and trying to stay unnoticed. The description of her introverted and timid personality while trying to figure out her family and her life is extraordinary.