The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
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Author: Isabel AllendeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-30
ISBN: 0553383809
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
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Summary: 5 Stars
It is a multigenerational, matriarchal novel holding back no detail of its fabricated reality. The brutality of such events forms an entire family of humanity in all its imperfect glory and non-glory alike and surrounds its readers with an enthralling magic, figuratively and literally. In this exploration of shaping happenings readers may first be confused by the literary format. The narrator switches from first to third person without any apparent pattern or reason, albeit we are permitted a deeper sight into the development of this humanity.
The novel comes full circle upon itself in its completion, providing a redemptive sensation in the end that refreshingly avoids pushing the limits of clich?, inspirational literature. One can read the text in its entirety without callusing their perception of quality work through overexposure to the taste-decaying effects implicit in any variation of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" genre. Isabel Allende has satisfied our innate desire to taste justice for the storyline without any overpowering literary weaknesses.
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