authors

Isabelle Allende

• May 27, 2023 House Of Spirits By Isabelle Allende The thing is, Gabriel García Márquez is tough competition. This is One Hundred Years of Solitude with worse writing and better politics, I am not likely the first to say, but the writing is in fact still brilliant. The story is spectacular, intergenerational family epics are maybe my favorite genre? and in the end I cannot hold the mimicry against Allende. A wonderful book
• Feb 13, 2024 The Wind Knows My Name By Isabelle Allende I think Isabelle Allende is a Very Good writer, deep and heartfelt, and the book a topical and compelling story of immigration and the toll it takes, especially at the US border. I don't think she is a Great writer, and I struggle to articulate why. I think it is the language - fluid, fluent it compels further reading, but it is almost voiceless, and for that it is less interesting. Perhaps a bit insulting of a comparison, but it reminds me of Steven King; the words come with ease, but don't stick. Her plot and emotional depth is better though, so that's nice.