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whatsmacksaid's review
DNF at page 77. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, just felt a bit overwritten and failed to hold my attention.
ceceef's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Uncomfortable yet true
julanna's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
courtsvab's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
tadpole_reads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Racism, and Antisemitism
angieshep's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sarahjackman's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
mschrock8's review
3.0
I didn't like the situation, but I found this book interesting. I will hear this author speak next month.
It's hard for me to understand how people thought about the Third Reich, Hitler, Jewish people and so much more.
It's hard for me to understand how people thought about the Third Reich, Hitler, Jewish people and so much more.
cloverrose13's review
dark
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
shannonsthilaire's review
3.0
This book is on a fascinating topic, and one I've been studying and writing about myself for the last three years. I was excited to read this novel and get another writer's take. I appreciated the three perspectives of very different women, which capture the indoctrination and also the casual acceptance of many German people of the time.
I was perplexed that the stories did not weave together. Two of the them do, but the third dangles, as if it's not part of the same narrative at all.
There were also some inaccuracies about Lebensborn, which very few people living today would catch. The biggest one is that misconceptions about the program are reinforced, that it was a place where girls came to learn how to woo SS men. The reality was a bit different and more convoluted, but just as dark.
Overall, I'm happy to see any author take on the enormous subject of Lebensborn, which is still little known. It was a dark and frightening eugenics program cloaked in bureaucracy. Doing the research required to write this book is a fascinating rabbit hole and it's always fun to see another hunter down there with me.
I was perplexed that the stories did not weave together. Two of the them do, but the third dangles, as if it's not part of the same narrative at all.
There were also some inaccuracies about Lebensborn, which very few people living today would catch. The biggest one is that misconceptions about the program are reinforced, that it was a place where girls came to learn how to woo SS men. The reality was a bit different and more convoluted, but just as dark.
Overall, I'm happy to see any author take on the enormous subject of Lebensborn, which is still little known. It was a dark and frightening eugenics program cloaked in bureaucracy. Doing the research required to write this book is a fascinating rabbit hole and it's always fun to see another hunter down there with me.