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by Isabel Allende (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author)

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I have just got this from the library but the blurb on the back says "Part of the trilogy that includes The House of the Spirits and Portrait in Sepia". Do I need to read The House of the Spirits first?
Sonia I've read House of the Spirits and watched the movie as well (with Antonio Banderas, Winona Ryder) and there's nothing to do with Daughter of Fortune.…m´Ç°ù±ðI've read House of the Spirits and watched the movie as well (with Antonio Banderas, Winona Ryder) and there's nothing to do with Daughter of Fortune. They are not part of the same story. Portrait in Sepia is indeed a sequel, which follows the story of Eliza Sommer's granddaughter. It's not even directly connected to Daughter of Fortune, so you don't need to read it first.
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If you were to give this book a movie rating (G, PG, PG-13 or R), what would it be, and why? I'm a highly sensitive person and don't do well reading books with violence, graphic descriptions of medical issues, or sex scenes. Thanks for the heads up! No spoilers, please!
Arduoalumno Rachel, you deserved an earlier answer. I signed up to be able to answer you, having finished reading the book only two nights ago. I would give it a …m´Ç°ù±ðRachel, you deserved an earlier answer. I signed up to be able to answer you, having finished reading the book only two nights ago. I would give it a movie rating of R. And I notice that another reader has given it that same rating elsewhere. There is, unquestionably, a fair share of sexual intercourse-related content in the book. After all, the narrative deals intimately with the youth and blooming into womanhood of two normal women, viz Miss Rose and Eliza. Unsurprisingly, there is even a wee bit about female masturbation. What can one expect when the main character has been forced by circumstances to go about for years pretending to be a young man? There is, in addition, much about violence in the book - hardly surprising when much of the action is unfolding in semi-lawless California at the time of the gold-rush. Finally, I must say that, yes, there are some medical issues to contend with in "Daughter of Fortune". This seems almost inevitable given that, Tao Chi'en, the compassionate Chinese "doctor" in the story must help numerous women in desperate situations, including a teenage pregnant stowaway on a sea-going vessel and dying prostitutes in 19th century California. I have elaborated in this general way to explain my rating in compliance with your request. I trust I have avoided inserting "spoilers" in the process. Having said all of the above, I declare that I immensely enjoyed this book. There is so much more to it than the things you have enquired about. I would ask you to give it a fair chance and, having read it, let me and others know, through Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, what you thought about it.(less)
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