Member Reviews

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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “This book grabbed hold of my imagination from the first page, tied it to a thin red string, and dangled it, dancing in the wind, for every line afterward. Ladies, read this book! Hearts will break, and then soar through the clouds. Buy the ticket, and take the ride!”

  Elizabeth K wrote this review Sunday, June 22 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This one started slow, but it was good overall, and epic story over four generations, very old school, but I apprecaited the spirit aspect of it.”

  Marisol E wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “Not terribly interesting. I mean, I read most of it. But it's very depressing. By the third generation with nothing of pointed interest happening and the story gets even MORE depressing I gave up. Good luck to you if you want to try it. It's supposed to have a magical element to it. Whatever.”

  readingroomkatie wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Brilliant, epic, otherworldly - Allende's tale of personal and political upheaval in an unnamed South American country, as told through the history of one of its most influential family is an even more essential read than "One Hundred Years of Solitude." ”

  Surfacing wrote this review Thursday, October 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Cuando leí a Isabel Allende la primera vez la fascinación se apoderó de mí. Eran los principios de mis años universitarios y las revoluciones se formaban en mí como un torbellino. Adoré esta novela no solo por su historia que es también la historia del Chile tomado por el odio. Sino por sus imágenes fantásticas, surreales, clarísimas al espíritu y a las circunstancias de la vida.”

  Toshi wrote this review Tuesday, October 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I think I actually like this book. I thought I would hate it because the story spans three generations of the Trueba family. However, even though the time span is so large, Allende does an excellent job of managing that time so the characters and events stay interesting. I really like the storytelling style of this book. The narrators talk about trivial but memorable events in their lives, like Uncle Marcos's flying contraption and Blanca's pottery classes for Mongoloids, and the important political events tearing the country apart just shine through, seemingly effortlessly. I think I'd like to read this in Spanish...”

  Rachel P wrote this review Saturday, September 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Next to Daughter of Fortune, this is my favorite Allende novel. It's scope is enormous, the tale magical and romantic, and left me breathless. In my opinion this is Allende's masterpiece.”

  Kathleen D wrote this review Saturday, September 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “A famous Chilean author, similar in style to "A hundred years of solitude." Interesting characters, but they are not always likable. It gives you a better understanding of Chilean history.”

  vanessa r wrote this review Sunday, September 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “A wonderful storyteller!”

  Paula A wrote this review Sunday, August 17 2008. ( reply | permalink )