During the first quarter of the school year I read a non-fiction novel written by Julia Alvarez called In the Time of the Butterflies. This book is 344 pages long and is based on real events about 4 sisters and their lives growing up in the Trujillo ruling in 1994. The book is about the Mirabal sisters, known as "the butterflies," each describing every part of their lives and the tough situations they go through. The four sisters, Dede, Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, each struggle against the dictatorship they're being ruled under. Trujillo can ask for anything he wants and he gets it, if not there's a consequence. The girls grew up with fear of him but then realized they had to fight for their country, Dominican Republic, in order to stop murders that he causes. I really loved reading this book because it is told from different perspectives and each character focuses on every part of their lives and breaks them down into further detail.
Each girl grows into a strong woman and they eventually save their country, but sadly three of the sisters died, and only Dede was left. This book talks about the strength of women, and the power of having faith. All of the sisters put in their effort to save their country and they succeeded. Slowly throughout the book, the sisters were each making their families larger and larger, but one sister lost faith when she had a miscarriage. I do not want to spoil much of the story, but the main reason why I recommend this book is because it is filled with great detail about their lives and focuses on the strength of sisters when they unite.
I read this novel last year, I also enjoyed it
ReplyDeleteIn the novel I read it was also told through multiple perspectives and it was an interesting twist that added depth to the book since each character provides a different insight
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