# Daughter of Fortune, book review

Category: book Nook

## Post 1 by TexasRed (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Sunday, 29-May-2005 17:16:48

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
RC 48869
In 1849 Eliza Sommers follows her fiancé to California, where he has gone in
search of gold. Her experiences in the harsh land gripped by gold fever
transform
her into an exceptional woman. She is befriended by a Chinese doctor who
teaches her about the human condition.
This book fell into the okay category for me. It was hard to stick with it
in the beginning and moved slowly. An interesting but not a gripping
novel.It also had a rather abrupt ending. I'd give this one a 2 out of 5.
Carla/TexasRed

## Post 2 by Susanne (move over school!) on Tuesday, 31-May-2005 19:47:15

Really, Carla? I liked the book, though I admit it wasn't as good as some of Isabel Allende's. Her most famous one (The House of Spirits) is also her best one, in my opinion. I also liked "The Infinite Plan" a lot. In general, I've been a fan of Allende's for years. This nicely connects with another current board post, by the way: the one about realism vs. naturalism. Allende is another big name in magic realism, which, as I said in the other position, I am much fonder of than I expected I would be.

## Post 3 by TexasRed (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Thursday, 02-Jun-2005 18:30:25

thanks Susanne, I'll give her other books a try, it may just have been my mood.
Carla

## Post 4 by Siriusly Severus (The ESTJ 1w9 3w4 6w7 The Taskmaste) on Tuesday, 05-Feb-2008 2:55:34

Sounds good. The Realism in this book makes me want to read it.