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ClareR (6054 KP) rated Violeta in Books

Apr 14, 2023

Violeta

Isabel Allende | 2022 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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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

Carrie Fisher | 2009 | Biography

7.5

(6 Ratings)

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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.

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Jamie (57 KP) rated Fall on Your Knees in Books

Nov 28, 2018

Another book that I devoured while down on my knees. My sister Joy loaned me this book to read while on bed rest. A sad story of sisters and parents that weren't all there. Though Francec was not the upmost behaved child, her heart concerning her niece/sister Lilly was there, even with the dark family secrets, that no little girl should possess. A great read, if you want drama in your life, that isn't your own...

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Claire-Lucy Ivy Mackenzie (24 KP) rated Facebook in Apps

Jun 18, 2019

Facebook

Communication, Entertainment, Events, Social Networking

7.6

(435 Ratings)

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Socialising (1 more)

Plenty of services within the app

New layout (0 more)

Ive had facebook for years and use it everyday to keep up to speed with everyday life and to keep in my contact with my many friends and family.
Only bad thing about it at the moment is the new layout. Find it to be a bit wishy washy following the previous ones and prefer the previous layout as it didnt take as much effort to use