Kelsey
Having just finished “The Heart's Invisible Furies” recently (another first-person novel spanning the protagonist's entire life that I absolutely adored), my opinion of this one is probably a bit tarnished. It was a beautiful story featuring a fierce and admirable heroine, but I dearly missed the spark and style that I so loved from Allende's “The House of the Spirits”. I was hoping for more of the Márquez-inspired variety of her prose, but something about Violeta felt stale for me.
However, despite the unexpected style, I must say I still fell in love with the narrator and quite enjoyed following along with the journey of her rich life from one pandemic to the next.
Having just finished “The Heart's Invisible Furies” recently (another first-person novel spanning the protagonist's entire life that I absolutely adored), my opinion of this one is probably a bit tarnished. It was a beautiful story featuring a fierce and admirable heroine, but I dearly missed the spark and style that I so loved from Allende's “The House of the Spirits”. I was hoping for more of the Márquez-inspired variety of her prose, but something about Violeta felt stale for me.
However, despite the unexpected style, I must say I still fell in love with the narrator and quite enjoyed following along with the journey of her rich life from one pandemic to the next.