I really enjoyed reading this book. I think one of the main reasons is that I have read so many based in the UK or USA and therefore reading this book was a refreshing change. It may seem odd to use the word refreshing considering the subject matter but I found that too was refreshing or rather the way in which it was presented. This book was challenging in a good way it was also confronting at times in a gentle rather than brutal way, it was also joyous and saddening. The writing made me feel like I was present with the characters either as an invisible guest at the family home sitting at the kitchen table or as a bird in tree overlooking a meadow with Ora and Avram, seeing, hearing and feeling the story unfold. Fortunately I had not read any reviews before reading the book so the ending was quite a surprise but that too made it stand out. I highly recommend this novel. My sincere thanks to the author for sharing this with me. My book club had read this book before I became a member and all I had heard about it was not so great things. It was always talked about as one of the worst books the club had read. But after reading this book, I don't think that I can agree with them. Yeah the book took a while to digest and yeah the writing style was a little hard to follow sometimes, but overall, the content was very moving and I found the stories of the different characters very interesting. I did find the ending somewhat unsettling, but upon thinking it over when I read those last words, the ending didn't feel as unsatisfactory. I'm not sure that I would recommend this book to fellow readers unless they had some serious time on their hands to make it through this rather long read.
What do You think about La Vida Entera (2008)?
Must read or listen to this again someday, not good to lsten too while commuting...
—80906
Some good parts and a lot of slower, less interesting bits.
—poppinggoose
