Ashley Lauren's Reviews > Largo pétalo de mar

3.5 - rounded up.

I did read this one in Spanish but decided not to trudge through my poor Spanish writing skills - I'll admit on the front of it I didn't love Allende's frank writing style. It's very beautiful and yet blunt, a story or transition can happen in just a sentence or two. There were parts to this novel I felt were slow and was particularly disappointed when all of a sudden we jumped 10 years, and then another to old age. I found myself really disconnected and in that 'who cares' feeling at that point.

But I kept going and I'm glad I did. The last couple of chapters really round out the story. I can't even really explain why either, but just that there is a profound beauty there that makes you feel like, no matter what age and what you've seen, there's living that can be done.

Also - Roser is a beast and I wish I were just like her.