pickA library book club pick and one which reminds me why I belong to book groups.
I've read one other by Allende which was also a book club pick!
This was an interesting story, good character relationships and historically important. I appreciated finding out about the Spanish civil war and subsequent emigration.
I do find it's told rather than shown which made some of it feel forced along.
pick4,5/5 ⭐
"La vida es larga, Aurora. Ahora lo ve todo negro, pero el tiempo cura y borra casi todo. Esta etapa es como andar por un túnel a ciegas, le parece que no hay salida, pero le prometo que la hay. Siga andando, niña."
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“There are content days and there are sad days. Each person is a master of his silence.”
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pickThis one was a very quick read, a story that reads like a long poem. Our protagonist is heartbroken over a betrayal by his father, and at the same time growing into a man himself. Such a short novella, with all the impacts of life woven into it: heartbreak, laughter, coming of age, and in the end; making the right decisions for the ones we love.
“Whatever you do, there‘ll always be someone trying to impose limits on you. Don‘t go looking for them on your own.”
Library haul! The cover for the one on the right is what caught my attention, but the blurb sounds interesting too. The tagged caught my attention because of the title. I have an absentee father so I guess it resonated.
bailedI didn‘t love the writing style nor the way he wrote about women and sex. If I‘m not anxious to pick it up, it‘s time to move on.
#mondaymood on Wednesday because it‘s also #WDNCW Thankful for these women! If you are not following ashleytheebarroness on IG I highly recommend her- I am learning so much and her voice and cadence are amazing. How did we get here? read Half The Sky- it‘s an amazing book that shares the way limiting women limits the world. I have not read this book by Allende but am getting the audio today- buddy read anyone? #thislitelightofmineimgonnaletitshine
