we all know a movie never do complete justice to the book and but this be exceptional . important character be cut out and blanca and alba be essentially mush into the same character and most of the subplots and major element of the main plot be eliminate . clara clairvoyance be extremely downplayed and make her seem like a much more shallow character than the one i get to know in the book . in the book we learn more about her power and the important effect she have on so many people and which in turn be a key element in the life of the family . in the movie she be no more than some special lady . the relationship between esteban and pedro tercero ( tercero third and by the way and be the son and thus come after segundo second ) and it connection to that between esteban and his grandson from pancha garcía ( not son and who he also do recognize ) be chop in half and it importance downplay . one of the most fundamental thing about the book that the film be all but strip of represent this be call the house of the spirit . where be the house . the story of 3 4 generation of a family be suppose to revolve around the big house on the corner and a line state so many time in the novel . the house in fundamental to the story and but the movie unjustly relegate it to a mere backdrop . if i hadn not read the book before and i would have never guess that such a sappy and shallow movie could be base on such a rich and entertaining novel .