
Allende's newest novel is ambitious, and I am still in awe at the sheer amount of topics covered and handled with tremendous skill and grace.
I sensed this novel was a cautionary tale, especially when discussing the fall of democracy. I couldn't help but here our own political situation echoed in her words:
"πβπππ π€ππ π ππππ π πππππ πππ ππππππππ ππππ ππ πππ π‘βπ πππ£πππππππ‘ π€ππ ππππππ¦π§ππ ππ¦ ππππ π‘πππ‘ πππ πππππππππ‘ πππππ ππ‘π ππππ‘πππ ... πβπ πππ’ππ‘ππ¦ π€ππ πππππππ§ππ, πππ£ππππ πππ‘π π‘π€π ππππππππππππππ ππππ‘ππππ ; π‘βπππ π€ππ ππ πππππππ’π, ππ πππ π€ππ π€ππππππ π‘π πππππππππ π... πΈπ£πππ¦πππ πππ£ππ ππ π‘βπ ππ₯π‘ππππ ππππ ππ πππππ‘ππππ πππ π πππ, π‘βππ¦ ππππ'π‘ π€πππ‘ π‘π βπππ ππππ ππππππ πππππ πππ πππππππ’π ππ πππππ‘πππ‘πππ."
Sound familiarπ±?
Thankfully, however, infused into the serious storyline, were hints of dry humor that added levity to the situation:
"...π πΉπππ πππππ π, π€βππβ ππππβππ π‘βπ π π’ππππππ π ππππ ππ π‘βπππ‘π¦ πππππ ππ βππ’π."
"ππ¦ πππ‘βππ ππππ π π’ππ π‘βππ‘ πΌ ππππ¦ππ ππ ππππππ β ππππππ πππ‘π‘πππ πππ‘π πππ, πππππ’π π πΈπππππ β ππππ¦πππ πππ’ππ ππ ππππ πβππππ’π πππ π€βπ ππππ€ ππ π‘βππ¦'π ππ£ππ ππ π’πππππ π‘πππ π’π ππ βπππ£ππ."
Allende has truly outdone herself in this latest masterpiece!
Many thanks to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for gifting me with this advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.
Read: 1/25/22
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