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El cuaderno de Maya by Isabel Allende

ijoy13's review against another edition

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tryingpeopletx's review against another edition

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4.0

I will definitely be reading more Allende. Aside from my anticipating the family "plot twist" (I use that term loosely) really early on, this book was an engaging, non-linear adventure. I enjoyed the back and forth timeline and Maya's developing plausible relationships at different times with such different people. I finished the book and wanted to know what happened to Maya afterwards, but I don't think that's Allende's style.

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2.0

I think there's a story in here somewhere. I want to find it, but the book is sloooooooow. I keep making excuses not to read. I already stopped and read a different book and am trying to get back into this.

UPDATE: I finished it! Such a painful book to read, which doesn't make sense because many of the individual elements were quite interesting. I think it would have been better if it had been written linearly instead of as a series of flashbacks.

misspurpleann's review against another edition

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5.0

Read a 2nd time

natasha_3's review against another edition

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5.0

I won this book in a giveaway! I wasn't sure what I thought about it at first, but once I got into it I had a hard time putting it down. The story was very intriguing and kept the reader guessing at what was going to happen next. I will defiantly recommend this book to my friends and family :)

copadideetz's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

neomellow's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

este libro es un 100/5, solo que no me deja poner más. curiosamente es de esos libros que abarcan todo, es un libro esperanzador sobre sanar y aceptar tu pasado mientras creces en el presente. se lo recomendaría a cualquiera, trata temas algo turbios entonces checar tw es recomendable. 
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wasupe12's review against another edition

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4.0

Excellent! Isabel Allende is a master storyteller. Her characters are full of life. Her descriptions of the Chilean people, their customs, and the landscape are so vibrant I want to go there and travel the same roads as Maya, eat with citizens of Chiloe, and experience the festivities.

mayaja's review against another edition

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5.0

Gekregen van mams (in Nederlands), made me feel closer to mijn familie in Chili mega mooi en warm

cubierocks's review against another edition

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2.0

Oof. I usually enjoy Allende's works, but this story fell flat for me. I felt like I was reading one long run-on sentence. This book was 90% summary and 10% scene and it really burned me out (I found myself skimming paragraphs just to get by all the mountains of description). The characters were also difficult to connect to, especially Maya.

Overall, just a disappointing read for me.