In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

13 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 1994 (editions) user-added

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A fictional account of the young lives of Mirabal sisters Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, otherwise known in the Dominican Republic as Las Mariposas, describes their suffering and martyrdom in the last days of the Trujillo dictatorship. Reprint...

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Community Reviews

4.16
based on 9,008 reviews

Moods

emotional: 80%

sad: 59%

informative: 51%

inspiring: 51%

reflective: 38%

tense: 38%

dark: 36%

challenging: 30%

adventurous: 25%

hopeful: 23%

funny: 3%

mysterious: 2%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
67% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
62% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

70% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

27% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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