tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post5301439191974762625..comments2024-01-05T07:34:25.501-05:00Comments on SmallWorld Reads: Book Review: The House of the SpiritsSarah at SmallWorldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post-73703304537555389812010-07-22T03:06:27.471-04:002010-07-22T03:06:27.471-04:00I chose this book to read off of a very large list...I chose this book to read off of a very large list of international classics in an international literature class and WOW! am I glad I did. I agree, this is definitely one of those books that consumes you as you read. You mentioned that you were considering teaching it for a class. I would certainly recommend that. Upon finishing it, I wish that I had a class to discuss it in. The complexities of some of the characters gave me the urge to bounce opinions off of classmates, but I no one else had chosen this book. As a college freshman, I feel that this book isn't too inappropriate for a classroom, depending on the grade that it's being taught to. <br />Michael<br />http:/mgarr100.blogspot.comMichael Garretsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205022476024425454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post-81473985981351083372009-09-12T14:32:49.097-04:002009-09-12T14:32:49.097-04:00I read this book in college and loved it. The magi...I read this book in college and loved it. The magical realism and casual co-existence with the spirit world seem to be part of Allende's signature style. For North Americans, it takes some getting used to. :-)Laughing Starshttp://starkravingbibliophile.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com