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Well done. Interesting way to get an overview of the history of the Caribbean and the horrors of slavery.
A perfect read for when you're home sick. Well-written, well-researched and well-woven, this story of a family in Haiti before and during the rebellion, and then in Louisiana afterwards, is a pleasure to read.
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Not one of Isabel Allende's best, though it was a good source of history of the formation of Haiti and Louisiana.
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La primera parte del libro me absorbió por completo. No sabía mucho de la historia de Haití, así que fue interesante leer desde sus inicios a la revolución. Sin embargo, una vez que los personajes se mudaron a Nueva Orleans, el libro no mantuvo el ritmo inicial, y los personajes quedaron algo planos. Tomó un poco más de ritmo al final, pero no alcanzó a despegar por completo.
I wish I could give this 4.5 stars. It was engrossing historical fiction, wonderfully written, and had compelling characters. The ending came together a little too quickly and almost too perfectly, but other than that I loved it.
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