Isabel Allende's classic The House of the Spirits is my favorite books for numerous reasons, mostly due to its eccentric-ly unique elements. It has everything that a book could possible present to an eager reader: magic, evil, love, passion, war, timeless characters, beautiful places, fun stories. Clara the clairvoyant and her magical ways capture the readers with her elegant air, odd persona, and mothering nature. Her husband, obsessively in love with her, makes you hate him with his cruel ways, unmerciful demeanor, sexual dominance, and arrogance. Combined, this dynamic duo produce a line of characters that make an entrance worth remembering. Blanca, the romantic daughter in love with a political activist against her father, her illegitimate daughter Alba who brings old and new into the family with her passion and understanding of the world both make the cruel old man softer and softer, and as each character develops in a time of war and political turmoil, Allende delivers with a touch of magic, love, passion, and everything in between. So now you see why i'm in love with this book? It makes me warm when I read about the lovers, makes my mind think about the political standpoints, makes me angry at the injustices. That's what reading a book is all about!!! the numerous emotions you are supposed to feel, the feelings you can't deny. If you read a book without picturing the story in your head, or even reading it without a touch of sensibility, you might as well put it down.
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