Helpful Score: 6
This is the most moving, emotional family saga I've ever read. Allende blends magic, family, and politics to create the story of the Truebas, a family you'll not soon forget. From the premonitions and predictions of the matriarch, Clara, to the passionate love of Blanca that has burned since childhood, to the idealistic innocence and simple beauty of Alba, you'll feel for these women and what they go through in life. The same holds for the men - you'll cry for Jaime, especially.
Allende keeps this timeless by refraining from the addition of specifics, instead keeping to the generals (i.e. The Candidate, The President, The Poet, etc.).
This is an example of superior writing, a superior plot, and superior characters. Literature doesn't get any better than this.
Allende keeps this timeless by refraining from the addition of specifics, instead keeping to the generals (i.e. The Candidate, The President, The Poet, etc.).
This is an example of superior writing, a superior plot, and superior characters. Literature doesn't get any better than this.
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