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I had to force myself to continue reading, I didn’t particularly like the German translation but I sadly couldn’t find an English version.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder
Too much of a children‘s book than YA
It just wasn't my world. I couldn't
get into it and the characters meant little to me. I'm not into Warhammer myself so I had to google some of the species to understand the story better which is fine, but I figured I'm just not the target audience.
get into it and the characters meant little to me. I'm not into Warhammer myself so I had to google some of the species to understand the story better which is fine, but I figured I'm just not the target audience.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder
Paula is Isabel Allende’s daughter, and she is in a coma. Allende starts writing this book as a letter to Paula, for her to read when she wakes up. She tells stories from their past mixed with what
is happening in the present.
I feel really bad for saying this since this book is an emotional memoir, but it's going on my DNF list.
I fought my way through until page 186 but it just didn’t touch me. A lot of the stories from the past are very political, which just isn't my thing
and I found the abrupt jumps between past and present stopped me from really getting into the past
storyline. Allende also talks about her sex life which I found really out of place; I would definitely not want to know those details from my mother.
In general, this book has me wondering why Paula doesn't know many of the stories already; she’s a grown-up woman so surely the Allendes have talked about their past before?
Overall it was just a very dull read so I would give it 1/5⭐️
is happening in the present.
I feel really bad for saying this since this book is an emotional memoir, but it's going on my DNF list.
I fought my way through until page 186 but it just didn’t touch me. A lot of the stories from the past are very political, which just isn't my thing
and I found the abrupt jumps between past and present stopped me from really getting into the past
storyline. Allende also talks about her sex life which I found really out of place; I would definitely not want to know those details from my mother.
In general, this book has me wondering why Paula doesn't know many of the stories already; she’s a grown-up woman so surely the Allendes have talked about their past before?
Overall it was just a very dull read so I would give it 1/5⭐️
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, War