Paula in Our Shared Shelf

Nov 15, 2009 Katherine rated it it was amazing

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It wasn't love at first sight, but the more I read this book the more I started to fall in love with it. Maybe it was good that I didn't have high expectations... I was still looking for the reason why Isabel Allende was known as an incredible writer. (I'm sure if I had read House of Spirits first there would be no question in my mind)

The way Paula personalizes and writes her story made me want to think about my own life and all the people that have made me who I am and wondered about those eve ...more

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Oct 25, 2014 Cynthia Paschen rated it liked it · review of another edition

A love letter to her daughter Paula, while Paula was in a coma. I love Allende's writing and enjoyed the family stories. I grew weary of her portrayal of Paula as a perfect angel, and of Allende's love affairs. ...more

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Jul 27, 2010 Anna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Świetna książka napisana przez świetną pisarkę. Autorka opisywała historię swojej rodziny w okresie, gdy jej córka była w śpiączce spowodowanej porfirią. Książka stała się także formą terapii w ciężkim dla autorki okresie.

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Mar 31, 2019 Alejandra rated it it was amazing

"Paula" es una autobiografía de la escritora chilena Isabel Allenda, escrita a su hija Paula durante su larga hospitalización por un coma inducido por porfiria en 1991. Paula falleció en 1992. Es un libro sumamente personal, donde Isabel pone al desnudo toda su alma. Me costó mucho trabajo terminar este libro, es muy hermoso, pero también es devastador - la impotencia de ver a un ser querido sufrir y apagarse poco a poco, la aceptación de que no había más oportunidades de recuperación para su hi ...more

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