I don't really get magical realism. I think my brain just doesn't function in the necessary way to really appreciate them, or I could be prejudiced against them from the utter loathing and disgust that I felt while reading Beloved, which in my opinion is one of the worst books ever. Get all your his...
This book came in to my hands thanks to a very good friend of mine here on GR, and I definitely understand why she recommends it.This is not a book to be enjoyed or to have fun with. It is a book about a very turbulent time in a nation's history...it is full of cruelty and injustice. But above all, ...
i kept insisting to myself that i would like this more in reflection but i don't. i liked the beginning of it very much but by the end i wasn't really as engaged any more, and the magic of the book was lost in the politics.
i can't do it. it only deserves 2 stars.i tried to force myself to give this book 3 stars, but it was a really disappointing read for me. i came in with high expectations, remembering that i absolutely loved this book when i last read it in high school. (and i'm glad i did, because i have gone on...
I remember starting this once and becoming utterly disgusted with something in the first chapter and I put it away for many years. It just wasn't the right time. This is why I firmly believe that instead of slogging through a book you aren't enjoying you should put it down. Maybe you will return ...
I believe this is Allende's best book. She writes about what she knows, what pulls her own heart. This family, although very quirky, feels very real. Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. And you learn about Chile and the era before Pinochet.
After [b:One Hundred Years of Solitude|320|One Hundred Years of Solitude|Gabriel García Márquez|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327881361s/320.jpg|3295655] I think I wanted to try more magical realism and tried this, and was greatly disappointed. Too much spirit, not enough house.
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