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A review by pilsdoughey
My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende
4.0
First experience with Allende, feels a bit unfocused but a lovely voice and a light read that reveals a lot about her views and perceptions mostly of Chile and Chileans. She is always careful to qualify her generalities and contextualize her points, and she does not capture only the good and rosy qualities of her country.
More than anything, this memoir explores and illustrates the liminal space between objective facts, memory, nostalgia, and how truth and perception exist in that space. I look forward to reading more of her work
More than anything, this memoir explores and illustrates the liminal space between objective facts, memory, nostalgia, and how truth and perception exist in that space. I look forward to reading more of her work