La Suma de los Dias
by Isabel Allende
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Read in May, 2008
This is a sweet and absorbing compendium of the goings-on in Allende's family in the years since her daughter's death. Though it recounts heartaches and sadnesses, the overall tone is wry and upbeat. It's really just a tale of life in a kooky but loving extended family, with emotions and ups-and-downs that a lot of us can relate to--not the specific events, of course, but the general feelings. Not that many of us take regular trips to the Amazon or India, have a daughter-in-law come out of the c...more
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Read in April, 2008
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I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't imagine that a memoir would capture my attention and make me want to keep reading but this book was so good and her writing style so engrossing that I didn't want to put it down. I love her family and their dynamics!!! After hearing Isabel Allende interviewed on NPR about this book I knew I had to read it- just listening to her talk about it inspired me so I bought it the next day. I recommend it to all but especially to those who read her fiction as many o...more
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Read in April, 2008
I picked this book up meaning to read just a couple of chapters before finishing my taxes. Four hours later, my tax papers were still sitting in a file. Ms. Allende writes to her late daughter Paula of the family's life since Paula's death. Ms. Allende pulls you effortlessly into her warm world of work, family and friends. Sometimes when I read a translated book I wonder what I am missing by not being able to read it in the original language. That did not occur to me with this book - the pro...more
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Read in April, 2008
I LOVE Isabel Allende! Though not as good as Paula, this book is still engrossing. What I love about her, is that not only does she admit fault in certain areas of her life, she writes about them, so the entire world knows she's a little over-protective of her adult son, but she does it with such humor that you don't really think of it as a fault. I love her fiction books, but I really love her non-fiction, because then I can hear her voice, because it is filled with such humor and grace.
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Read in April, 2008
This book was great -- I was really excited because I had gone to a book reading by Isabel Allende that was by far the best and most entertaining book reading I had been to, and this book definitely met the high expectations I had after that book reading. This was an entertaining, fast-paced, humorous memoir that was a lot of fun to read. I'm glad I read it!
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Read in April, 2008
I have read all of Isabel Allende's work, and this one is up there with my favourites.
I was completely drawn in by the story and her family, who she (slightly annoyingly!) refers to as a 'tribe'.
A wonderful evocative read.
I was completely drawn in by the story and her family, who she (slightly annoyingly!) refers to as a 'tribe'.
A wonderful evocative read.
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This is a book unusually written in second person - a long letter from Allender to her dead daughter Paula, telling her about the family's lives since her death. A bit slow, but it's Allende, and so is of course very good!
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Read in April, 2008
This is an excellent memoir and a must-read for anyone who enjoys Isabel Allende's viction. It goes way beyond autobiograpy. I felt like I actually knew her after I put the book down, and I want to re-read it right away!
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Read in April, 2008
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Beckyrecommends it for: everyone!
This book brought me home to myself. Allende has a way of tucking you in under her wing and welcoming you to her family and her stories as if they were a part of your history as well.
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Read in April, 2008
I love the way Isabelle Allende writes. It is like music. This is a memoir. She is telling her daughter about what has happened in the family since her daughter's death. What a life!
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Read in November, 2007
Isabel... my personal hero... no me aguanto a esperar un año más para leer otro libro de Isabel.... y eso que este año nos regaló dos... la verdad excelente libro...
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Read in April, 2008
I can't find the book on here in English, so I'm adding it in Spanish. It is close to a five-stars for me, and I hope to read several more of Allende's books.
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Read in January, 2008
Isabel Allende is such a great writer and it's wonderful to find out how her family is doing after Paula.
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I usually like Isabel Allende's work, but couldn't get into this one.
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This book is out in English, just not listed on Goodreads.
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Read in April, 2008
I love every single book of Isabel. I think she's unica!
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One of my favorite authors. Can't wait to read it.
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