This version of the book has been reviewed in English(881), Spanish(9), Italian(2), Portuguese(2) by readers.
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What are readers saying about La Casa de Los Espiritus?
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-28 13:06:03.
(Language: English)
  
The House of the Spirits is a hefty book, not just because of its length but because it never gives the reader a breather: each page contains about 1.5 paragraphs of densely packed font and it's nearly impossible to come up for air. It took me three tries to get past the first twenty pages of this book, but once I did, I was hooked. If you give up trying to read it as a novel and instead read it as a story, the type of story a slightly drunk great-aunt would tell over the course of an entire night, it's a fantastic read. It's impossible not to compare it to One Hundred Years of Solitude, but aside from a similarity in genre and the spanning of generations, this book is entirely different.Some characters are much more compelling than others, but the setting is lush and wholly developed and the author makes brilliant use of casual mentions that will dominate large chapters 200 pages later. It's impossible not to feel some pathos for even the most reprehensible characters, and although the book is not without its flaws, you'd be doing a disservice to give up on it before finishing at least 75 pages. 
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-23 00:34:04.
(Language: English)
This book is marvelous in many different ways. I just finished reading it and I feel like I found something I had lost long time ago. Absolutely beautiful!
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Claudia posted a review at 2009-11-19 09:09:20.
(Language: Spanish)
Excelente
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Naoko posted a review at 2009-11-16 11:06:07.
(Language: English)
Powerful...extraordinary...full of poetry and love...unforgettable...MAGICAL!
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-03 17:01:22.
(Language: English)
Really lovely. Held my attention and such a beautiful book.
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Camila posted a review at 2009-10-30 09:34:18.
(Language: English)
Superstitious good book about. Wants to keep reading. Like a story without end.
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Pamela posted a review at 2009-10-25 22:39:58.
(Language: English)
i just cant stop myself finishing this novel from cover to cover....
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Eleanor posted a review at 2009-10-24 04:45:24.
(Language: English)
A book you can re-read over and aver and still enjoy,beautiful.
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Sara posted a review at 2009-10-22 10:29:43.
(Language: English)
One of my favourite reads of the year, combination of mysticism and historical fiction was excellent! Pulled few punches.
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