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Inés of My Soul

Isabel Allende

Start date: January 15, 2017

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Feb 23, 2021 Stil de scriitor rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Nu stiu ce sa spun despre acest roman. Trebuie admirata ampla documentare a autoarei chiliene, deoarece imi dau seama ca nu a fost asa usor de inserat atat de multe fapte istorice. Secolul XVI si intemeierea statului Chile. Ines Suarez isi scrie la batranete memoriile si povesteste aventurile prin care a trecut. Ni-l prezinta pe Pedro, un barbat deosebit, dar si pe Rodrigo, de care o va lega multe amintiri. Descrierile sunt ample, unele chiar tulburatoare (luptele, mai ales), dar simt ca ceva i- ...more

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Nov 01, 2008 Katie rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, ___latin-america, female-author, translated, _chile

I was kind of disappointed by this book. I have really liked all of Allende's fiction a lot, and was exicted to read this one. This book is told from the perspective of Dona Ines Suarez, who is a foundress of Chile. At first I was really interested in the conquistador time period, because I've never read historical fiction set in that time. However, I very quickly lost interest. There were too many descriptions of battles between the Spanish and the Incas and the Mapuches, and it just became rea ...more

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Jun 24, 2009 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, world-literature, historical-fiction

I loved this book. I read it in less than a week. Historical fiction is one of my favorites, being a history buff and I had mostly finished the book before I realized that a lot of the key events were real and the characters had been real people. I learned a lot about the conquistadors in South America that I had never known and was completely compelled by a good story. It doesn't hurt that I tend to gravitate towards books with strong female characters. I've read that this book has gotten a lot ...more

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