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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
4.5 ⭐️
Estaba indecisa con la calificación para este libro, pero podría muy fácil ser un 5 estrellas.
La historia de Pia me ha desgarrado en la gran mayoría del libro, y es que había momentos en los que no me podía creer tanto sufrimiento y maldad contra esta niña. Hay personajes aquí que son ruines, mezquinos y muy racistas. Lo peor es que si bien la autora deja claro que son personajes de ficción y que no está basado en hechos reales no me cabe duda de que este tipo de individuos existen y han existido desde siempre.
Sin duda este libro ha sido un acierto de leer, la narrativa de la autora es magnífica, la manera en que te describe lo que está pasando en ese momento es tan real que casi puedes sentirlo y mirarlo mientras lo lees, sabe transmitir tan bien que yo me he quedado enamorada de su pluma. Este no será lo único que lea de ella :)
Estaba indecisa con la calificación para este libro, pero podría muy fácil ser un 5 estrellas.
La historia de Pia me ha desgarrado en la gran mayoría del libro, y es que había momentos en los que no me podía creer tanto sufrimiento y maldad contra esta niña. Hay personajes aquí que son ruines, mezquinos y muy racistas. Lo peor es que si bien la autora deja claro que son personajes de ficción y que no está basado en hechos reales no me cabe duda de que este tipo de individuos existen y han existido desde siempre.
Sin duda este libro ha sido un acierto de leer, la narrativa de la autora es magnífica, la manera en que te describe lo que está pasando en ese momento es tan real que casi puedes sentirlo y mirarlo mientras lo lees, sabe transmitir tan bien que yo me he quedado enamorada de su pluma. Este no será lo único que lea de ella :)
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I super skimmed this so don't think it would be fair to rate it.
Great story told from the perspective of two individuals. One, a child, suffering from unfound guilt, and the other, an adult, without a conscience who was doing evil things, not feeling any guilt.
I read this for a book group and can’t fault the choice of the subject matter for timeliness: when better to read a novel about the 1918 Flu epidemic than during the current Coronavirus pandemic? But I don’t have to admire a piece of improbable melodrama populated by wooden characters. The author works hard to generate the sort of “feels” some readers seem to crave, with florid
prose like “the black manacle of grief closing around her shattered heart and locking into place with a horrible sickening thud.” The writing felt so amateurish that it made me question the author’s historical research: her descriptions of people dropping dead in the space of an hour or two from the onset of illness with blood pouring from every orifice sounded more like Ebola than the flu. An irredeemable villainess and a lot of unlikely and contrived plot twists and did not help matters either. Not a fan of this one.
prose like “the black manacle of grief closing around her shattered heart and locking into place with a horrible sickening thud.” The writing felt so amateurish that it made me question the author’s historical research: her descriptions of people dropping dead in the space of an hour or two from the onset of illness with blood pouring from every orifice sounded more like Ebola than the flu. An irredeemable villainess and a lot of unlikely and contrived plot twists and did not help matters either. Not a fan of this one.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
This book wasn't what I was expecting, but I loved it nonetheless. I was really invested in the characters, the plot had enough twists to keep it interesting, and the ending was mostly satisfying.
I would definitely recommend for fans of historical fiction.
I would definitely recommend for fans of historical fiction.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
When the Spanish Flu hits Philadelphia, 12-year-old Pia is left to take care of her twin brothers. While she is out finding food for all of them to survive, the brothers are taken. For the next several years, it is Pia's mission to find her brothers.
I really enjoy works of historical fiction, and reading about the Spanish Flu was interesting. There are so many correlations to the feelings and the way people acted during COVID-19. This is just proof that human nature doesn't really change over time.
The character of Bernice was really well written. I couldn't stand her and wanted to shout at her each time she shared her thoughts.
I will look for other books by this author, as this was the first I have read by her.
I really enjoy works of historical fiction, and reading about the Spanish Flu was interesting. There are so many correlations to the feelings and the way people acted during COVID-19. This is just proof that human nature doesn't really change over time.
The character of Bernice was really well written. I couldn't stand her and wanted to shout at her each time she shared her thoughts.
I will look for other books by this author, as this was the first I have read by her.
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