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A review by susan2424
Violeta by Isabel Allende
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I enjoyed this novel about a woman who lived for 100 years in an unnamed South American country. The story of her life is told in the first person, as if she has written it down for her grandson, with a matter-of-fact style and tone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic