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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
I absolutely LOVED the idea of this book, and although I don't know if it was able to pull off everything I was hoping for, I would still recommend it to those looking for a different take on the WWII genre.
The hardest thing about this novel was how hard it was to connect to any of the characters until almost 3/4 of the way through the book - there was SO much premise in so many of the very interesting characters, but you were kept at arms length throughout and it was frustrating. The most interesting portion of the story was the part that covered the actual trial, and Eva's translations for the witnesses as they told their harrowing stories of life during the Holocaust.
I really liked the parts that detailed what life was like in the 1960s for common German people, and it felt well researched and meticulous. Eva's relationships, once we were fully let into them, were some of the most compelling portions of the book. Eva and her furtive fiance, Jürgen; Eva and her innocent younger brother, Eva and her unscrupulous elder sister, Eva and the prosecutor (who may or may not be unscrupulous himself), and most especially Eva and her parents.
The last quarter of the book was by far the strongest of the entire novel, and there were some incredibly poignant passages throughout. I wish I could have felt the way I did during this part throughout the whole novel - but still, it's well worth the read.
Thank you to Netgalley & Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This is no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
The hardest thing about this novel was how hard it was to connect to any of the characters until almost 3/4 of the way through the book - there was SO much premise in so many of the very interesting characters, but you were kept at arms length throughout and it was frustrating. The most interesting portion of the story was the part that covered the actual trial, and Eva's translations for the witnesses as they told their harrowing stories of life during the Holocaust.
I really liked the parts that detailed what life was like in the 1960s for common German people, and it felt well researched and meticulous. Eva's relationships, once we were fully let into them, were some of the most compelling portions of the book. Eva and her furtive fiance, Jürgen; Eva and her innocent younger brother, Eva and her unscrupulous elder sister, Eva and the prosecutor (who may or may not be unscrupulous himself), and most especially Eva and her parents.
The last quarter of the book was by far the strongest of the entire novel, and there were some incredibly poignant passages throughout. I wish I could have felt the way I did during this part throughout the whole novel - but still, it's well worth the read.
Thank you to Netgalley & Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This is no way affected my review, opinions are my own.