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Author : Isabel Allende
★★★★☆ 4.4 from 5 stars (10611 Reviews)
Langue : English
ISBN-10 : 0593496221
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TW: Drug abuse, Domestic Violence, Murder, Rape, SuicideVioleta is the kind of book that fills the void as someone who wishes she knew her family's historical background. Taking place in an unknown Central/ South American country, the story focuses on the Del Valle family, particularly Violeta. Allende beautifully weaves historical fiction with the broken history of the family. Violeta lives through a numerous amount of traumas, as she narrates her life to her grandson. She writes her story in what feels like a love letter to her grandson. In this regard, it is what is most heart-warming about the story.There are plenty of complicated characters, including Violeta, who doesn't always make the best decisions. Their complicated-ness is what adds so much depth to each character even when the focus is not on them. Because Violeta is writing the story looking back, you get so much of her "elderly wisdom."I appreciated this book for the most part. Towards the end I felt as though the book dragged on though. Once certain events came to pass, it was though, just like Violeta was getting to the end of her life, there was less to care about as far as the plot. For this, I'd take away one of the stars.Overall, though, this book left me with much to think about, and up until almost the end I was definitely captivated by the family's history. Violeta [English Edition]: A Novel eBook PDF Online telecharger Disclosure : Biased observer; Chilean same age and background as Isabel Allende.Master story teller she again spins a tale that you cannot let go . Weaves reality and fictional characters at her best , her ability too transmit emotions and pain is unequalled, specially on audiences such as us.Only one series superior, her "Trilogy" ending with House of Spirits; by the way if you have nor read it or want to re read (highly recommended) do it in chronological sequence not publications dates. Like Wagner's Ring you go by correct sequence not publication dates. PDF Violeta [English Edition]: A Novel read pdf ebook This one is another hit for me. This story, narrated by a 100 year old woman who is writing to her grandson, just keeps moving along. That is what I love about Allende’s novels. The storytelling is straight forward and seems to move from one adventure to the next. There are no complicated plot twists. It’s as though someone is telling you a story and you can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen next. ePUB Violeta [English Edition]: A Novel pdf online This is such a beautiful mix of description and characters. The history of Chile and S America that is revisited in this novel is an astonishing reminder of how much has changed in the world and how often it repeats in a different manner. The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is the last portion felt as though all the faults in the world had to be thrown into the storyline/Violeta’s reflection letter. It just felt a bit contrived at that point whereas the rest of the book had felt authentic without lecturing til then. I am glad I went back and finished this book after having begun earlier in the year [PDF] Downloads Violeta [English Edition]: A Novel Violeta is told in the first person by Violeta del Valle, a character reportedly based on Isabel Allende's mother. Violeta was born during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1920. The Spanish flu is generally dated to 1918, but delayed a couple years in reaching Chile, as she explains. (By the way, the country in which Violeta was born and in which most of the story takes place is never named in the book, but it is obviously Chile. Other nations are named when the action is taking place in them, for instance Argentina, Estados Unidos, Congo, Norway.) Violeta survives from pandemic to pandemic:"I was born in 1920, in the influenza pandemic, and I'm going to die in 2020, in the coronavirus pandemic. Such an elegant name for so malignant a bug!"*Early in her story Violeta receives this advice from her teacher:"You are not a brat. Defend your independence, allow no one to decide for you. For that you must be able to value yourself alone. Do you understand me? -- she told me. I have never forgotten that admonition."*That is very uplifting, but in the event is not necessarily great advice to give to a girl who lives in a time and place where women have no rights that a man is bound to respect. Violeta makes some stupid decisions. Now, it is not a great character flaw to make stupid decisions. Even the smartest people do stupid things sometimes. The consequences depend on many things, among them whether you live in an environment that tolerates error. Violeta does not, and as a result is unhappy for much of her life. But happiness should not necessarily be ones life goal. Violeta is in fact an intelligent and capable heroine, who accomplishes much in her life. So don't give up on her, even though you will feel the urge to strangle her more than once.My review title, "One hundred years of oppression", is somewhat misleading. It is not inaccurate -- oppression is a continuing theme throughout the hundred years of Violeta's life. However the focus gradually shifts from suffering oppression to fighting it as the story goes on. The book ends on an uplifting note.My main problem with Violeta is that the story is not a story. It's just a long recital of the things that happen to one person. There is little structure, nothing of that "a Beginning, a Middle, and an End" that Godard said a story should have. Actually, as Violeta herself recognizes, there are many beginnings, many middles, and many ends in her story.Now, your mileage may vary, but for me this lack of structure seriously detracted from the value and enjoyment of Violeta. There is of course the argument to be made that an unstructured list of events one after another is a more accurate reflection of real life than a well-told story would be. I agree, but I am not so attached to realism as to be indifferent to story-telling. I am a fan of fantasy and science fiction. As Somerset Maugham wrote, "A true story is never quite so true as an invented one." That is a little too suspiciously glib, yet there is a real argument to be made for Maugham's claim.*Note: I read Violeta in Spanish. The quotes above are my own translations into English, and may not exactly match the English edition of the book.