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ClareR (5885 KP) rated Violeta in Books

Apr 14, 2023  
Violeta
Violeta
Isabel Allende | 2022 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I’m late to Isabel Allende, and so this is only the third book I’ve read of hers (A Long Petal of the Sea and The Soul of a Woman are the others).

Violeta tells the story of a woman’s life over 100 years. It starts during the Spanish flu and it’s terrible repercussions, and goes on through both tumultuous political times and Violeta’s own turbulent past - her life and her country’s history pretty much mirroring one another.

I felt consumed by this story and I’d come up for air, wondering why on Earth I hadn’t heard of Allende before A Long Petal?!

This, I believe, is the history of Chile and there are a fair few autobiographical bits of Allende’s own life thrown in for good measure. What a life the fictional Violeta and her family experience - and what a force Violeta is. She needs to be as well.

I can’t believe that 100 years could be fit into such a relatively short book without it feeling rushed.
It really is a wonderful read.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Wishful Drinking in Books

Aug 14, 2017  
Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher | 2009 | Biography
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7.5 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Actually quite sad reading it post-death
This is almost a bittersweet memoir about the great Carrie Fisher who battled mental health issues, substance abuse, and being brought up in a slightly dysfunctional family. It is witty, snarky and sarcastic despite all the upheavals. It begins with her experience with electroshock therapy and her subsequent loss of memories. The book is also short and filled with interesting images from her life, so it's a treat to read.