Violeta

Violeta

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  • Author:Isabel Allende
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Summary

Violeta nasce in una notte tempestosa del 1920, prima femmina dopo cinque turbolenti maschi。 Fin dal principio la sua vita è segnata da avvenimenti straordinari, con l’eco della Grande guerra ancora forte e il virus dell’influenza spagnola che sbarca sulle coste del Cile quasi nel momento esatto della sua nascita。 Grazie alla previdenza del padre, la famiglia esce indenne da questa crisi solo per affrontarne un’altra quando la Grande depressione compromette l’elegante stile di vita urbano che Violeta aveva conosciuto fino ad allora。 La sua famiglia perde tutto ed è costretta a ritirarsi in una regione remota del paese, selvaggia e bellissima。 Lì la ragazza arriva alla maggiore età e conosce il suo primo pretendente。。。 Violeta racconta in queste pagine la sua storia a Camilo in cui ricorda i devastanti tormenti amorosi, i tempi di povertà ma anche di ricchezza, i terribili lutti e le immense gioie。 Sullo sfondo delle sue alterne fortune, un paese di cui solo col tempo Violeta impara a decifrare gli sconvolgimenti politici e sociali。 Ed è anche grazie a questa consapevolezza che avviene la sua trasformazione con l’impegno nella lotta per i diritti delle donne。 Una vita eccezionalmente ricca e lunga un secolo, che si apre e si chiude con una pandemia。

Raccontata attraverso gli occhi di una donna che vive un secolo di sconvolgimenti con passione, determinazione e senso dell’umorismo, Isabel Allende ci consegna ancora una volta una storia epica che esalta ed emoziona。

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Reviews

Michael Esquivel

A beautiful story by Isabel Allende who I believe is among the greatest story tellers of our time。 "Violeta" is a letter to Camilo, whose identity is revealed in the middle of the book。 Violeta narrates her life starting in the 1920s in South America and takes us through her life with lovers, dictators, and all of the highs and lows that life provides。 It ends 100 years later in 2020 during the height of the COVID quarantine。 A beautiful story by Isabel Allende who I believe is among the greatest story tellers of our time。 "Violeta" is a letter to Camilo, whose identity is revealed in the middle of the book。 Violeta narrates her life starting in the 1920s in South America and takes us through her life with lovers, dictators, and all of the highs and lows that life provides。 It ends 100 years later in 2020 during the height of the COVID quarantine。 。。。more

Mckenzie

Easy read, but not all that compelling。 3。75/5

Esther Bradley-detally

Isabel Allende has that touch; she does it again; that's why it's good to follow authors; go order it~ Isabel Allende has that touch; she does it again; that's why it's good to follow authors; go order it~ 。。。more

Marquise

I can say now that I finally know what people mean when they say they're relieved a book is over, it's been an exhausting read, something I'd not have ever imagined to say about an Isabel Allende book, an author I used to love but ended up hating when she became repetitive and formulaic, always churning out samey storylines and characters, and obsessively returning again and again to the one that made her famous, The House of the Spirits。It was completionism what made me break my very long avoid I can say now that I finally know what people mean when they say they're relieved a book is over, it's been an exhausting read, something I'd not have ever imagined to say about an Isabel Allende book, an author I used to love but ended up hating when she became repetitive and formulaic, always churning out samey storylines and characters, and obsessively returning again and again to the one that made her famous, The House of the Spirits。It was completionism what made me break my very long avoidance of her books; I heard this was based on Allende's mother and the protagonist was named del Valle, the same family from her stellar novel that also reappear in two other novels that make an unintended trilogy。 Daughter of Fortune and Portrait in Sepia。 I didn't have high expectations, honestly, I learnt long ago to not expect much from Allende, just a need to know what else there was to tell about the del Valle clan。 For those who are curious about what the connection between this novel and the two others is, (view spoiler)[Violeta is the granddaughter of Severo and Nivea del Valle from House of the Spirits through one of their sons, Arsenio, and thus cousin to Clara, as well as niece and cousin respectively to Paulina del Valle from Daughter of Fortune and Aurora del Valle from Portrait in Sepia。 But don't get your hopes up, you won't see a single del Valle from those novels here nor see Violeta interact with any del Valle kin worth the bother。 (hide spoiler)]I feel such utter exhaustion just from thinking what to write as criticism, so I'll be brief: Isabel Allende is fixated on the same kind of characters and the same kind of anecdotes, and keeps repeating the same plots and events over and over in different novels, as if she has nothing original left to say。 And it's so tiresome for those who've read more than two books by her, because we soon notice how utterly unoriginal and repetitive she is。 This novel is supposed to be a homage to her mother, but instead of writing the actual story of her mother, which would've been original, Allende just took the same bits and pieces from her other novels to create Violeta, and the other characters, even when she claims the inspiration are new people, are again repetitive。 The character of Nieves, for example, has appeared in other novels already, with different names。 Why? Because Allende can't think of anything original and recycles the tragic drug-addicted daughters of her ex-husband, whose life she's also exploited for novels before and keeps doing so, as if no reader will ever notice the insulting repetition。 The complaint I've seen from other reviewers about feeling like they've read this novel before is 100% warranted and correct, because it frankly is。And Allende isn't even bothering to at least put more effort into her writing, which has lost quality and not just due to age。 She gives the impression that she doesn't write for the love of writing anymore but due to habit, because it's January 8 again and she must write something, no matter if it's crap。 She herself admitted as much in one interview to a Spanish-language newspaper where she said that when she sits down to write every January 8, she thinks "I'll write a bad book, and if it's garbage, I'll sort it out afterwards。" Well, she didn't sort this one out, because it's crap, and I say that with a sorrowful and disappointed heart。And because I read this in Spanish, there's no "lost in translation" excuse I could cling to。 It's simply a lazily-written book with recycled plots, meaningless detours aplenty, and horridly unlikable main characters, and that's it。 At least I can say I completed my following the del Valle saga till the bitter end, I'll always love the other novels, especially House of the Spirits, although I'm not sure I can count this one as part of the saga。 。。。more

Paula Andrea

3。5

Jeanne Femrite

Loved the history。 Wonder if the characters would be better in a Spanish narrative?

Hilde

Boeiende geschiedenis en een goed beeld van Chili, toch iets minder meeslepend dan Bloembad

Julia Vazquez

Una lectura para todos los tiemposHermosa historia, escrita como solo Isabel Allende puede escribir。Violeta me llevo por el camino de la vida y la historia de una mujer fuera de su época。 Una lectura obligada para toda persona en busca de si misma。

Karina

"Exert some independence; you're not a little girl。 You can't let anyone else decide things for you。 You have to take care of yourself in this world," she said。I've never forgotten those words。" (PG。 99)I finished this book a couple of days ago and it made me so mad I could not review it without getting political or pissing people off here。 Everyone has an opinion and loves to be heard but I choose not to be one of those people bc we are all in different mind sets and situations and being respec "Exert some independence; you're not a little girl。 You can't let anyone else decide things for you。 You have to take care of yourself in this world," she said。I've never forgotten those words。" (PG。 99)I finished this book a couple of days ago and it made me so mad I could not review it without getting political or pissing people off here。 Everyone has an opinion and loves to be heard but I choose not to be one of those people bc we are all in different mind sets and situations and being respectful should be a character asset。 The only thing I will say, that I think everyone can agree with, is no government is perfect so you shouldn't judge others。 Saying "At least we don't do that to our people here" is a cop out excuse。 Be proud of your heritage but also learn of the evil deeds of the past。 Name a country and I will tell you what has happened there。 The only difference is if that country has tried to better its day to day life for its citizens or continues to be a rat and power greed lying country。 Norway and Finland are great examples of what a country should strive to be。。。。。 "Thousands were kidnapped and forcibly disappeared, just as in our country and others; or they were tortured and murdered, and their bodies never found。 We now know, Camilo, about the infamous Operation Condor, established in the United States to put right-wing dictatorships in power across our continent and coordinate the cruelest strategies to stamp out dissidence。" (PGS。 234-235)This book was historically accurate and I Googled these atrocities in Latin America。 It is unclear which country Allende was discussing but I am sure she meant it to be all Latin America。 Many of the people were real figures in history and the historical timeline was spot on。 It was a beautiful book。 Violeta was born during the Spanish flu pandemic and died during the COVID-19 pandemic 100 years later with an amazing story in between。 If Allende's other novels are like this I am not quitting her。 She is amazing。 。。。more

Federica Rampi

Violeta è un romanzo narrato in prima persona, attraverso le lettere che Violeta Del Valle invia al nipote Camilo, "l’amore più intenso della sua vita"Isabel Allende si è si ispirata a sua madre (mamma Panchita) e al suo amico Felipe per scrivere un libro che racconta la storia di una donna che è nata negli anni '20 in una famiglia cilena conservatrice e benestante, che cambia radicalmente quando perde tutto a causa della Grande Depressione。 vive l'influenza spagnola, le guerre mondiali, la gran Violeta è un romanzo narrato in prima persona, attraverso le lettere che Violeta Del Valle invia al nipote Camilo, "l’amore più intenso della sua vita"Isabel Allende si è si ispirata a sua madre (mamma Panchita) e al suo amico Felipe per scrivere un libro che racconta la storia di una donna che è nata negli anni '20 in una famiglia cilena conservatrice e benestante, che cambia radicalmente quando perde tutto a causa della Grande Depressione。 vive l'influenza spagnola, le guerre mondiali, la grande depressione, fino all'attuale pandemia di coronavirus。 “Ci sono crocevia del destino che non possiamo riconoscere nel momento in cui li attraversiamo, ma se si vive abbastanza a lungo, come è capitato a me, li si riesce a distinguere con nitidezza。 Lì dove si incrociano o si biforcano le strade dobbiamo decidere la direzione da prendere。”Violeta vive intensamente una vita intervallata da momenti di prosperità, povertà, amore , gioia profonda e dolore straziante: la morte della figlia Nieves, la madre di Camilo, della sua istitutrice Miss Taylor, di Roy, uno dei suoi amanti。Attraverso gli occhi di Violeta vediamo cosa si prova quando tutto crolla, come si può amare e dimenticare, perdere e vincere, vivere in certi luoghi e tempi e, soprattutto, essere una donna che conosce e vive il femminismo。La lotta delle donne per la loro liberazione ha un ruolo decisivo nel libro。 Violeta è una donna che rompe gli stereotipi , sa costruirsi un futuro, a cui la Allende ha dato qualcosa che a sua madre era stato negato, essere economicamente indipendente Violeta è potente e dinamica come la sua autrice, amante dell'amore e della vitaE nel romanzo c’è tutto quello che, nel bene e nel male, muove il mondo e che solo l’amore a volte, può cercare di correggere。 。。。more

Cammy Lowe

Another fabulous read by Allende。

Catherine Woodman

This book is large in scope, much like A Long Petal of the Sea, covering the whole of a person's life and using that time frame to reflect on what has happened in both Chile and the world over the course of a person's lifetime。 Violeta was born in 1920 at the tail end of the Spanish Flu, which came later to Chile than to the rest of the world。 Her father's response to keeping his family safe is perhaps a criticism of what happened in some places both during the last pandemic and the current one, This book is large in scope, much like A Long Petal of the Sea, covering the whole of a person's life and using that time frame to reflect on what has happened in both Chile and the world over the course of a person's lifetime。 Violeta was born in 1920 at the tail end of the Spanish Flu, which came later to Chile than to the rest of the world。 Her father's response to keeping his family safe is perhaps a criticism of what happened in some places both during the last pandemic and the current one, where prevention and life preservation took a back seat to things like the economy and political gain。 The book is written as a letter to her treasured grandson, and ends at the front end of the COVID pandemic。Violeta is born to a rich family, members of Chile’s governing class。 However, its security is destroyed by the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the Depression that follows。 After her father’s death, her only reliable brother Jose Antonio removes her, with her mother and Irish governess Miss Taylor, to the remote and backward south of the country where she grows up in a self-contained colony and assists the family’s benefactors, a married couple who work as itinerant teachers of the poor indigenous peasantry。 Her marriage to a well-meaning German agronomist fails because he is impotent and bores her。 She leaves him for a dashing and impressive pilot, Julian, who proves a scoundrel。 Violeta's life is constrained not just by her choices but also by the domestic and state constraints that are imposed upon her, and a sweeping story of Chile's political situation over the past 100 years is told in just a few pages per year。 。。。more

Cecelia Brennan Femenella

Beautiful, timeless, transporting, novel of a woman life over 100 years。

Joyce

<3

Patricia

I found the story line similar to that of A Long Petal of the Sea, which I loved。 I thought there wasn't much character development in this book。 I found the story line similar to that of A Long Petal of the Sea, which I loved。 I thought there wasn't much character development in this book。 。。。more

Smbergin

Listened on audio。 Loved the narrator。 Fantastic, sweeping tale with strong sense of place and voice。 This is a story that, while I appreciated in audio format, would have enjoyed more by reading。 I tend to zone out while listening at times, and found myself having to go back and listen to what I missed, because every detail was not to be missed。 I find that with all of her books …。 Not to self read don’t listen to Isabel Allende!

ELENA

Uno dei migliori libri che abbia letto (in questo caso, ascoltato)。 L'espediente della biografia della vita fisica e di quella emotiva e spirituale della protagonista, mi ha portato a riflettere su tante tematiche。 L'ambientazione per me poi era inesplorata, ho apprezzato ancora di più l'opera per questo。 È stata la prima opera di Isabel Allende con cui ho interagito, e penso proprio continuerò a farlo Uno dei migliori libri che abbia letto (in questo caso, ascoltato)。 L'espediente della biografia della vita fisica e di quella emotiva e spirituale della protagonista, mi ha portato a riflettere su tante tematiche。 L'ambientazione per me poi era inesplorata, ho apprezzato ancora di più l'opera per questo。 È stata la prima opera di Isabel Allende con cui ho interagito, e penso proprio continuerò a farlo 。。。more

Sharon

Beautifully written but slow-paced。 Took 2 weeks to finish it

Judi

I like the author doesn't use lengthy detail to describe an incident in the main character's life。 For example she didn't go into detail on the domestic violence。 Her story is woven smoothly。 It is one of a woman in a different time who builds a career, a life despite an addicting love affair。 This is the 3rd book I've read of the author's and will continue to read more of her works。 I like the author doesn't use lengthy detail to describe an incident in the main character's life。 For example she didn't go into detail on the domestic violence。 Her story is woven smoothly。 It is one of a woman in a different time who builds a career, a life despite an addicting love affair。 This is the 3rd book I've read of the author's and will continue to read more of her works。 。。。more

Rhonda

Thank you to RandomHouse for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Violeta by Isabel Allende。 This is a sweeping, epic novel following Violeta through her 100 years from 1920 to 2020。 The story is told from Violeta to her grandson through a letter。 The novel is vivid and many historical events are lived through by the characters。 Isabel Allende is an incredible writer and this novel does not disappoint。 I highly recommend reading this and her other works。

Kim Yauchzee

I absolutely LOVED this book。 I didn't want it to end! Well done。 I absolutely LOVED this book。 I didn't want it to end! Well done。 。。。more

Linda McCune

An epic life story of a 100 year old woman born in the Spanish flu epidemic and dies in the Covid epidemic。 The story is written as a letter to her grandson about her life in a South American country。

Giulietta

"Vine al mundo un viernes de tormenta en 1920, el año de la peste。 Esa tarde de nacimiento se había cortado la electricidad, como solía suceder en los temporales, u habían encendido las velas y lámparas de queroseno。。。 "Hola ! Cómo están ? 🌺Hoy vengo con Violeta de Isabel Allende。 Cuando comencé con este libro, hace muchísimo tiempo no leía nada de Isabel y resultó ser un reencuentro perfectamente maravilloso con su alma。Violeta es nuestra querida protagonista y por cartas que le escribe a Camil "Vine al mundo un viernes de tormenta en 1920, el año de la peste。 Esa tarde de nacimiento se había cortado la electricidad, como solía suceder en los temporales, u habían encendido las velas y lámparas de queroseno。。。 "Hola ! Cómo están ? 🌺Hoy vengo con Violeta de Isabel Allende。 Cuando comencé con este libro, hace muchísimo tiempo no leía nada de Isabel y resultó ser un reencuentro perfectamente maravilloso con su alma。Violeta es nuestra querida protagonista y por cartas que le escribe a Camilo, una persona muy amada para ella, nos relata su vida, sus deseos, sus errores y sus aciertos。 Todo comienza con la gripe española y desde ahí su eterna historia hasta la pandemia de 2020。Su vida se verá accionada y escrita por movimientos feministas, maltratos, penas, amores y desamores, sorpresas y banalidades。。。 Este libro es realmente un viaje en el tiempo。。。 Es impresionante como Violeta con sus relatos nos logra sumergir en el libro y sentir cada amor de ella, sentir como sufre y como ama。 Creo y la verdad estoy segura, que Violeta se ha convertido en uno de mis personajes literarios favoritos。。。 Es una mujer increíble, resiliente, fuerte, poderosa, a veces tiene miedo, escucha y sabe hablar desde el corazón。 Ama como si fuera el último día de su vida y perdona de la misma manera。 Lloré desde el alma cuando entre a las últimas páginas, cuando se estaba despidiendo de Camilo y como le expresa su amor, el amor de su vida。 Fue un camino precioso y emocionante, Isabel Allende es realmente una persona con un corazón lleno de poesía y realidad。 Quedé enamorada de este libro, lo guarde en mi corazón, al lado de todo lo que amo。 。。。more

Harriet Thomas-Bush

Perfect ♥️

Diane

What a life she had! I loved all her “adventures” in life。 Violeta tells her story from birth to death at 97。

Lynnette

3。5 stars An excellent story。 Violeta lead such an interesting life。 I enjoyed that it was written like a letter。 But that also gave us only one point of view。 And since Violeta is telling her own story, she tends to make herself look good and others the ones who did things wrong。 I wonder what other characters in the book would have to say about Violeta。I loved all the history this book brought in, and how Violeta and her peers had to deal with the world around them。I would really like a story 3。5 stars An excellent story。 Violeta lead such an interesting life。 I enjoyed that it was written like a letter。 But that also gave us only one point of view。 And since Violeta is telling her own story, she tends to make herself look good and others the ones who did things wrong。 I wonder what other characters in the book would have to say about Violeta。I loved all the history this book brought in, and how Violeta and her peers had to deal with the world around them。I would really like a story about Miss Taylor, she also seemed to had lead an interesting life。 。。。more

Margreeth

Dit vlot en goed geschreven verhaal geeft een aardig beeld van de geschiedenis van Chili。

Caro

It's been long since I read a book by Isabel Allende。 I have to admit that I'm so touched! Beutifully written, you get lost in the narration, in so many characters, places, I just didn´t want it to end! A wonderful tale of a great life。 It's been long since I read a book by Isabel Allende。 I have to admit that I'm so touched! Beutifully written, you get lost in the narration, in so many characters, places, I just didn´t want it to end! A wonderful tale of a great life。 。。。more

cynthia darling

Boring。 Self indulgent。 Pointless。 So very disappointing as prior to this I would have stated that Allende is one of my favorite authors。

Andrea Arriagada

Hermosamente narrado, cuanta la vida de más de 100 años de Violeta。 Siento que faltó más dialogo entre personajes。 El final es un abrazo al corazón。