بالمصادفة وقعت عيني على هذه الرواية وجذب انتباهي غلافها الغريب ومنذ إن بدأت قرأتها لم استطيع التوقف ايزابيل الليندي اسلوبها رائع جداً واعتقد انها مارح تكون الرواية الاخيرة الي رح اقرأها الها معاناة مايا في الرواية متاكدة اي شخص عاشها معها وتأثر بِ تفاصيلها This novel is incredibly different from the last Isabel Allende I read, The Island Under the Sea -- which is a testament to the author's versatility and creativity. There were a lot of things I liked about this book, especially the portrayal of life in the remote archipelago of Chiloe. The progression of the main character from blissful, carefree child to drug addict, homeless criminal, as told through the first person, is so matter-of-fact it could be used as a teaching tool to understand addiction from a psychological, sociological perspective. I think that is the best theme of this book: the fall from grace, which happens to many young girls in the character's position all over the world, and the redemption (which I found less believable, but I've never been to Chiloe).However, I wasn't a huge fan of the pacing of this novel. I didn't like the skipping around in time periods; for some reason it just didn't work for me. It reads like part memoir, pert crime novel, but neither seem totally pulled off to me. Maybe I am not flexible in my genres? :) I also thought the translation was kind of off at points.
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Lovely story that will have you falling in love with the chilean people. Beautifully written.
—ttiff003
Great weaving of time, geography and generations. Allende is brilliant.
—TayLexis
The story line was interesting, but I was not captivated by the book.
—ciara
