The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

[Zara's Corner]

This thread is to discuss Isabel Allende's book, The House of the Spirits.


***Please remember to mark spoilers.***

Participants:
Caro, Winter, Ariel, Kara, Jodi, Ariel, Katie,Charity

[Zara's Corner]

Suggested break down of reading so that you can check in and let us know how you're going. The following breakdown is purely a suggestion and is therefore not set in stone.

Week 1: 112 pages
Week 2: 112 pages
Week 3: 112 pages
Week 4: 112 pages

[Winter, Group Reads]

So super exited for this, can't wait!

[Caro]

Zara wrote: "
Suggested
break down of reading so that you can check in and let us know how you're going. The following breakdown is purely a suggestion and is therefore not set in stone.

The number of chapt..."
Zara I think you confuse The House of the Spirits and Bleak House in the introduction to the book....

[Zara's Corner]

Caro wrote: "Zara wrote: "
Suggested
break down of reading so that you can check in and let us know how you're going. The following breakdown is purely a suggestion and is therefore not set in stone.

The nu..."

Sorry Caro. Thanks for this. My secret of how I get all these up so quickly is out. LOL.

[Caro]

Well I guess is too much work... Happen to all :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Great so far!!

[Ariel]

Excited to start reading this! :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

I love the way she weaves history seemlessly into the story!

[Caro]

So far for me is clear magic realism. It seems more magical than the other book I read from her El cuaderno de Maya. This is her first novel and I just start but I can see already that she is using several techniques that are found in almost all the stories of magic realism. This stories that cross boundaries between reality and fiction that you are not sure if it happens... But since I am from Latin America I know that it may happen... Like the story of Gabriel Garcia Marquez that tell the story of a General that made a great funeral to his leg... sounds crazy and unrealistic.... But is reality...

[Caro]

Winter wrote: "I love the way she weaves history seemlessly into the story!"

Yes Isabel Allendeloves to do that she always tells the stories of her characters and the impact of history in their lives. It makes them more real. Reading books that mix the characters in the real history makes me think that maybe there is more true in these stories than what we see (and in several cases it is) but I guess that is what makes the magic realism so special....

[Winter, Group Reads]

Still great! What do you others think?

[Caro]

I love it! I finish a week ago and really like the story and how she jump between characters...

[Winter, Group Reads]

I really like it too! I have other reads as well so it takes a bit of time though. It's my breakfast read :-D

Yes that's great! It's so detailed and you get a feel for the place.

[Jodi]

I forgot I was a part of this book discussion. I am just going to start tonight. Sorry guys.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Jodi wrote: "I forgot I was a part of this book discussion. I am just going to start tonight. Sorry guys."

No prob^^ I'm not finished yet:)

[Zara's Corner]

Do you want this carried over to October?

[Charity]

I haven't had a chance to get this read yet. I'm still working on it.

[Caro]

I think that a discussin can be carried for next month so those who did not read it yet will have the opportunitty to read it and the discussion will be better

[Winter, Group Reads]

Yup :)