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Captivating!
Finding and reading this book was like one of those fateful accidents that can potentially change your life. I was stuck in Fresno over the weekend and found myself hanging around the Borders bookstore. Allende's book was displayed on an endcap, and I must admit I was at first captivated by the portrait of the young woman on the cover. The fact that it was also heralded...
Publié le Jui 1 2004 par Ron Atkins
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An Anti-Climatic Epic
Daughter of Fortune left me wanting more. Allende's work set in the precarious mid-1800s quickly had me invested in the characters and optimistic as their story rolled forth.
This was a favorite line by the self-disposed spinster Miss Rose, "All husbands are boring, John. No woman with an ounce of sense gets married to be entertained, she marries to be...
Publié le Sep 23 2007 par Eye Witness
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Captivating!, Jui 1 2004
Finding and reading this book was like one of those fateful accidents that can potentially change your life. I was stuck in Fresno over the weekend and found myself hanging around the Borders bookstore. Allende's book was displayed on an endcap, and I must admit I was at first captivated by the portrait of the young woman on the cover. The fact that it was also heralded as an "Oprah" selection did not impress me. I read the first page of this book and was immediately captivated. As a native of California, Allende's depiction of the Gold Rush era, and the rampant racism inherent to the state's early formation, appeared historically accurate, and was sometimes disturbing. I suppose the life changing part concerns a shift in my perception of how California was settled. My 8th grade California history class never discussed slavery as demonstrated by Allende's reference to the Singsong girls (Chinese prostitutes) who sat chained to their beds chanting "two bittee lookee, four bittee feelee, six bittee doee," and racism portrayed by the seizure of lands held by Californians and Mexicans. Contrary to some of the other reviews here, I believe the character development of Eliza and Tao Chien was superb. I was disappointed, however, that Eliza's culinary skills were never fully developed, as she could have made a fortune in the gold fields running a restaurant. Instead, Eliza tends to squander her gifts in a fruitless search for a less than honorable lover. I read this book in two days, and I am not a fast reader. The story grabs you, and by the end I was sorry to have to leave the world and lives Allende had created. To me, regretting the end of a book is the mark of a good story. The book deals with slavery (Chinese), oppression (Chinese and Latino), greed (everybody), romance, history, and prostitution.
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Daughter of Fortune, Mai 27 2004
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Daughter of Fortune, by Isabel Allende, is a captivating adventure about a young girl who journeys a long way to find what real love is. Allende has an amazing talent with character development and she is so knowledgeable about this time period that it is as if she had actually lived then.Eliza Sommers, a girl brought up in Chile, falls in love with one of her uncle John's workers named Joaquin Andieta, at first sight. When he leaves for California in search of gold during the rush, she is left desperate and lonely, pregnant with his child. Luck befriends her and she is stowed away on a ship headed to San Francisco with the help of the Chinese "zhong yi" (medicine man), Tao Ch'ien. She plays the piano and cooks to make a living while keeping an eye out for her lost lover. All the while, she develops a very close friendship with Tao. With every passing day, she searches and searches for her Joaquin. She pretends to me male, and sends word around that his "brother" is looking for him, hoping that he will realize that she is there and looking for him. In the end, she has to make the decision whether or not she still loves Joaquin and if he is worth such tribulation and sacrifice. I normally don't like sappy love stories, but this one was more sincere and realistic. This book was a little slow, but I got to know the characters well enough to the point where I cared about them. Allende gives detailed history of each character and it helped me get to know their background. The characters go through a lot of adventures, mentally and physically, and the reader travels right along with them.
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An Anti-Climatic Epic, Sep 23 2007
Daughter of Fortune left me wanting more. Allende's work set in the precarious mid-1800s quickly had me invested in the characters and optimistic as their story rolled forth.
This was a favorite line by the self-disposed spinster Miss Rose, "All husbands are boring, John. No woman with an ounce of sense gets married to be entertained, she marries to be maintained."
That aside, I was let down upon reaching the climax of this fascinating novel only to have the story drop flat. I literally read the last sentence and sighed, "hrmp."
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Daughter of Pain, Jui 14 2004
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I was more than disappointed in this book. When I got to the end it felt like it had never really started and I wished that I hadn't spent the time reading it. I have heard her other stuff was better... but trust me skip this one.
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Picks up speed in California, Mai 10 2004
The book is best when it follows Eliza Sommers. The backstories of Rose Sommers, Karl Bretzner, and Tao Chi'en stop the natural flow of things and just drag down an otherwise wondeful book. The story picks up speed when Eliza reaches California. The Chilean part takes too long to establish characters and motivation.
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An engaging story, Mai 9 2004
I enjoyed this book. The biggest weakness, in my opinion, is that there is quite a lot of setup and backstory to read that covers many different characters before the plot really gets going. As a reader, I occasionally found it offputting to read the pages and pages of backstory without having many hints as to why I was being told this information.However, once the story got going, I was capitvated. I was hoping for more resolution for several of the characters, though.
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Not A Total Disapointment!!!, Mars 29 2004
This is the second novel that I've read by Ms. Allende and I must say that from the historic point of view I find her work to be wonderful! She has the ablity to draw a picture with her words that really put you in California during the Gold Rush (I am a native Northern Californian so I am very familiar with this part of our history), as well as really drawing a descriptive picture of life in Chile. This I think is part of Ms. Allende's charm in her writing. As far as characterization goes I find that yes, she does introduce many different characters and yes, it can be confusing at times but still I think it works if you read carefully and not let your mind wander. I have the insight of having previously read "Portrait In Sepia" so many of these characters (Eliza, Tao Chi'en, and the Sommers) were familiar to me and I loved to read how they came about from the very beginning. Yes, the ending is abrupt but I really can't see how she could have tied it up with a real pretty bow and not continue on with the their story in "Portrait in Sepia." This is really more of an epic love story not unlike "Gone With the Wind" (remember that one also had a rather abrupt ending and people love the book) that covers many aspects of all of the characters lives. As a result this many not appeal to many readers because the idea of romance is a very large part of the story. Why this bothers people I don't understand but there you have it. For a very entertaining read that incorporates historic details as well as deeper characterization then most authors then you can't go wrong with Ms. Allende.
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MAGIC IS GONE, Mars 18 2004
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If you are a fan of the magic and creativity of Eva Luna then this B-/C+ romance novel will be a big disappointment. This is nothing more than an average romance novel with poor character development and the usual unbelievable circumstances.
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A good read, Janv. 9 2004
I thought that Daughter of Fortune was a good read. It would be a great summer vacation read: the plot clicks along, the characters are engaging, and the story doesn't require much mental effort/struggling from the reader. This book reads quickly, and Allende continues the stories of the characters she introduces here in another book, Portrait in Sepia.
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Will read all of Ms. Allende books, based on this one!, Janv. 4 2004
This was one of those, "Oh my God...what's going to happen next!?" books that I could not put down. Eliza is a beautiful character in this book and you feel as if you are the stowaway, identityless explorer, or hopeless romantic. What I thouroughly enjoyed though, is how that Ms.Allende gave us such a history of all the main characters, so that we could understand their current state of mind. Rose and her fear of love, Tao Chien and his undying loyalty to Eliza, and lastly Jacob Todd, who you can't help but feel sorry for throughout the book. If you like a book filled with adventure, interesting characters, tangled plot and a little romance on the side, then you will like this book. If you like history and interesting facts about different areas of the world you will also like this book. It's a must read, however, I will agree that the ending was abrupt and left me hungry for more. The somewhat sequel "Portrait in Sepia" helped shed a little light on the life of Eliza and Tao Chien. It is also a must read! Don't miss it!
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