{"id":1984,"date":"2010-09-30T18:42:20","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T23:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1984"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:41:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:41:06","slug":"daughter-of-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1984","title":{"rendered":"Daughter of Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daughter of Fortune<\/a><\/em> (1999) Isabel Allende<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So, I started reading this book in 2006 or possibly even 2005. <\/p>\n

No, seriously<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I never gave up, because I did want to find out what happened, however, the book ended up at work, as my “OMG! I have an appointment and I don’t have a book!” book. But since I almost always carry a book with me, it was very slow going.<\/p>\n

Eliza was abandoned as a baby on the steps of the Sommers house, and adopted by Rose (a spinster) and (somewhat against his will) Rose’s brother Jeremy. It is a strange childhood, and perhaps because she is raised by two siblings who were never married, Eliza falls into a relationship with an unsuitable young man. When the inevitable happens, Eliza decides her only recourse is to attempt to follow her lover to the Americas. <\/p>\n

There were two parts I particularly liked about this story. First, was Eliza’s relationship with Tao Chi’en, who saves her life, and her time spent wandering around as a young boy. <\/p>\n

Is this an historically accurate depiction of the west during the Gold Rush? Probably not. But it was interesting, and the individuals Eliza meets feel real and distinct.<\/p>\n

So why did it take me so long to read this book? Because although it was interesting, it never truly grabbed me. I could read a couple pages, put the book down, and then be fine not reading any more for months. That doesn’t make it a bad book by any stretch of the imagination. It simply because that the story interested me, but didn’t suck me in to the point of no return.
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by HarperTorch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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