House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of House of the Spirits
Book Review: Hard to understand
Summary: 2 Stars
I believe this book was hard to understand. I read it in my english class and I could hardly follow along. There is too much description and my least favorite part of the book is with the Civil War. It wasn't very interesting the way Alba disobeyed her father. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.Book Review: Fantastic- Moving and Deep
Summary: 5 Stars
This book had me from page one. As a 16 year old reading the book for school, I was unsure what to expect. The dialogue, the plot, and the subtle undertones of distrust (in many things, including democratic government), interested me deeply. I highly recommend this bookBook Review: In a word, BRILLIANT!
Summary: 5 Stars
We read this book as a part of the International
Baccalureate program (high school) and if there's
one consensus we have had as an entire class, it would
be that this is an A-grade book. You would be a fool
to miss it. This is not a story of the Trueba family or
the changing political conditions in south America --- this is quite simply a
story about life.Book Review: Mesmerizing
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is truly an amazing journey through a unique and interesting family history. At times you feel like the numerous ghosts present throughout the story, wandering purposely in and out of the many characters lives. A very entertaining journeyBook Review: allende is amazing!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
at first go, i thought house of the spirits was
a pure imitation of marquez's 100 years of solitude.
while the ideas of magical realism and a family
history are very marquez-esque, allende makes
the characters her own. they are loveable and
their stories are engrossing. allende's words and
ideas encompass the reader immediately and the story
moves quickly and beautifully. all in all, the novel
is inredible. the depiction of clara is incredible,
amazing and very real. there is nothing not too
love about this novel. the only thing that ruined
it for me was the resemblence to the marquez novel.
however, house of the spirits is definitely worth
reading.