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lprnana6572's review against another edition
5.0
It's an older book. I really enjoyed it and the depiction of love and sacrifice during WWII.
mikewa14's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book - apart from the last chapter - full review here
http://0651frombrighton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/charlotte-gray-sebastian-faulks.html
http://0651frombrighton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/charlotte-gray-sebastian-faulks.html
annalisa4's review against another edition
3.0
This was my least favorite one of the series, it fell flat to me. Nothing happened till the very end and the point of view kept changing and I would forget who was who or who would be working on what. I also could not comprehend how Charlotte fell in love so fast, the characters weren't real to me. Hence the 3 stars, and the why it isn't one since it did get good at the end of the book. :)
jbferraro's review against another edition
3.0
If you liked the movie you and want to read the story beware. This is a good book in its own right, but very different from the movie. The movie took the concept behind the novel and went down a different path. Forget what happened in the movie when reading this book and vise versa.
purplehazer's review against another edition
4.0
A slow burner that took me over half the book to get into. Part 4 was amazing though and I was close to tears on occasion.
eludemann's review against another edition
2.0
So frustrated with this book. I've always considered myself a reader who enjoys detail, but this book proved that even I have a limit. Just because you write a few hundred pages of overwhelming detail about the exact manner in which someone smokes a cigarette and one character noting another's SOCK COLOR doesn't mean you've developed your characters. Also, your title character is a total drip who seems to only be defined by her feelings for a man, so. No.
jac_85's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
chri5ti's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
elliemcc11's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book but didn't think it was as good as some of [a:Sebastian Faulks|4229|Sebastian Faulks|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1349875568p2/4229.jpg] other novels. On the plus side it educated me a bit more about France under occupation in WW2 - I noticed done reviewers didn't like that aspect of the novel but I thought it was handled well.
Charlotte, a young Scottish girl, meets Peter, an RAF pilot and romance ensues (I see Faulks was award a bad sex award and yes one scene was a bit cringy). Peter is of flying secret missions in France and crashes and goes missing. Charlotte, recently recruited to G section, a secret group assisting the French resistance, goes on mission to France, to work and to find Peter.
Charlotte, a French speaker, spends longer in France than she imagines, on her quest to find Peter. She continues to help the resistance and becomes friends with Julien and Levade. Levade, an old man had a secret Jewish past. His son Julien is protecting some young Jewish children. Charlotte gets involved with trying to hide the children, but dark times mean it is not always easy.
This story, in part, reminds me of [a:Kristin Hannah|54493|Kristin Hannah|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417050721p2/54493.jpg] book [b:The Nightingale|21853621|The Nightingale|Kristin Hannah|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451446316s/21853621.jpg|41125521] . It was written before The Nightingale but the French backdrop and the Jewish question are similar. Overall it is an emotional story, again well written, but not my favourite. I would recommend it to anyone interested in wartime France.
Charlotte, a young Scottish girl, meets Peter, an RAF pilot and romance ensues (I see Faulks was award a bad sex award and yes one scene was a bit cringy). Peter is of flying secret missions in France and crashes and goes missing. Charlotte, recently recruited to G section, a secret group assisting the French resistance, goes on mission to France, to work and to find Peter.
Charlotte, a French speaker, spends longer in France than she imagines, on her quest to find Peter. She continues to help the resistance and becomes friends with Julien and Levade. Levade, an old man had a secret Jewish past. His son Julien is protecting some young Jewish children. Charlotte gets involved with trying to hide the children, but dark times mean it is not always easy.
This story, in part, reminds me of [a:Kristin Hannah|54493|Kristin Hannah|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417050721p2/54493.jpg] book [b:The Nightingale|21853621|The Nightingale|Kristin Hannah|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451446316s/21853621.jpg|41125521] . It was written before The Nightingale but the French backdrop and the Jewish question are similar. Overall it is an emotional story, again well written, but not my favourite. I would recommend it to anyone interested in wartime France.