by Isabel Allende
102. CITY OF THE BEASTS, BY ISABEL ALLENDE (Book 1 of Eagle and Jaguar) This was my first full-length novel to be read in Spanish! That alone should cause me some happiness... It was recommended by a friend of mine who said it would be adequate for its purpose -- you can’t start off in a language by...
This is really like Indy Jones, though unlike her adult books, Allende tells too much instead of showing.What is interesting about this book is the amount of background as well as action Allende packs into the book. During the journey in the Amazon, the characters of both Alex and Nadia are totally...
I've liked other works of Allende's, but this started off uneven and graduated to ridiculous. Not my favourite YA read.
This was a very disappointing foray into children's literature for one of my very favorite authors. I really cringe to think that this might be some people's only exposure to Allende. This story about 2 children's amazon journey starts out strong and then goes completely wheels off when they encou...
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