Hello wonderful friends. I am pretty taken aback yet again that there is simply no resolution to this book. Like.. what the heck? The only things that remain constant are the traits of the characters. That's why I uncannily titled this blog post A Big Fat Oof. Because that is quite simply what it is. Now we know why Esteban Trueba has softened up, although he is forced to deal with crippling depression every day and night. The spirits that roam the house (and Clara, their leader) really intrigue me.
But what really gets me going about this book is that conclusion. Finally, a tiny little bit of peace and resolve. I thought it would never end-- there was so much torture and violence and insanity and harshness, everything seemed so horrifically terrible and it ended that way but in a way that was more enlightened than before. I find it astonishing that Alba has the resolve that she does, but I know that it's all coming from her Grandmother who was just like her. The way that Allende plays out the "everything happens for a reason" card reminds me of so many movies where it all makes sense in the end, and I'm glad that this work concluded the way that it did. After all the discomfort, my mind can rest peacefully.
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But what really gets me going about this book is that conclusion. Finally, a tiny little bit of peace and resolve. I thought it would never end-- there was so much torture and violence and insanity and harshness, everything seemed so horrifically terrible and it ended that way but in a way that was more enlightened than before. I find it astonishing that Alba has the resolve that she does, but I know that it's all coming from her Grandmother who was just like her. The way that Allende plays out the "everything happens for a reason" card reminds me of so many movies where it all makes sense in the end, and I'm glad that this work concluded the way that it did. After all the discomfort, my mind can rest peacefully.
I commented on Spencer and Logan's posts.
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