She has a had a lot of Success, but she has been harshly criticized by other authors and critics. Her two biggest critics are Roberto Bolano and Giannina Braschi. Bolano says in an article that her writing is "anemic" and he compares it to someone on their deathbed. Harold Bloom agrees with both of these critics by saying she is a bad writer. Isabel in an interview says that "Chilean intellectuals detest her" and that she "rarely has good criticism there." She has had many international awards and has been deemed one of the most influential Latino leader in the world.