A review by stulley04
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

4.0

While it took me awhile to get into the plot, and the alternating narrative structure, I found myself more and more engrossed as I went on. It was a dense read, in my opinion, but I enjoyed the character development and subtle weaving in of magical realism elements into the story. Most of the other members of my book club did not enjoy the story and struggled at times with the character and density of the prose. I, however, found it engaging. It's definitely not a book for everyone, but if you can make it through I think it is definitely worth the time.

It was the first book of Allende's that I've read, and I cannot wait to read more.