Ending of Eva Luna-Thoughts
The ending was pretty good.
I'm probably not going to read it ever again, but for what it is the novel is well crafted.
I'm probably not going to read it ever again, but for what it is the novel is well crafted.
Of course, in the final chapters there were my favorite moments, because in my opinion any good novel has a good ending.
I liked how Eva was able to not only put her script out there, but her work had historical/personal significance. She created a work that not only had stories within stories like One thousand and One Nights, but it had characters that had a base on her own life. They also incorporated Rolf's footage of the Guerrillas into their work, getting the truth of their revolution out there. This union of their work could be seen as symbolic as their eventual relationship together, and this is what I interpreted this to mean. Also, the imagery of all of the past and present versions of everyone she's ever known coming to life and hanging around her house, only to have her abuela brush them away was amazing imagery.
Overall, very good book.
I liked how Eva was able to not only put her script out there, but her work had historical/personal significance. She created a work that not only had stories within stories like One thousand and One Nights, but it had characters that had a base on her own life. They also incorporated Rolf's footage of the Guerrillas into their work, getting the truth of their revolution out there. This union of their work could be seen as symbolic as their eventual relationship together, and this is what I interpreted this to mean. Also, the imagery of all of the past and present versions of everyone she's ever known coming to life and hanging around her house, only to have her abuela brush them away was amazing imagery.
Overall, very good book.
I felt the same exact way. There were so many connections I was able to make. The way she ended with the imagery really caught my attention and made it harder to stop reading. The author did a really good job with making the connections and getting us able to understand the historical events that were going on during this time. At first I wasn't sure how One Thousand and One Nights would tie into the whole thing but in the end I was able to see more. Especially the way she set up the chapters and going back and forth between characters' lives. Because they were so different and a variety of age groups, worked really well and I thought it reminded me of One Thousand and One nights. Also, with the chapters being so different and jumping around from character to character we were still able to make connections between them. The themes we came up with overall proved to me how these people were so different and how they were in different points in their lives but at the same time were so similar and made me drawn to learn more while reading each chapter.
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