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huskerbee's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. felt a bit insipid at the start but realised that it was required to make the later part of the book so chilling.
in_praise_of_idlenesss's review against another edition
4.0
im left wrecked and defenceless, it was great.
asha1891's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
marleneclara's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
montagves's review against another edition
2.0
El libro, flojillo; la edición, peor aún. Lo he leído para clase y creo que ha sido el mayor «ni fu ni fa» de mi vida, y tratando del tema que trata me esperaba algo más… no sé, complejo. Ah, y una cosa es intentar imitar el flujo de conciencia de una chica de diecinueve años y otra que parezca una niña de tres… creo que ni John Boyne lo hacía tan mal, y ya es decir.
greeniezona's review against another edition
5.0
I read this during Dewey's Reverse Readathon, which I decided to turn into a Women in Translation Month readathon, and I just couldn't resist making this the first book I started after midnight. This had been on my TBR shelves for a very long time, but for even longer than that I've been resisting books set in Europe "between the wars." I've only recently started relaxing that resistance, so it was finally time to read this.
I was bowled over by this book. I didn't expect how clever it would be. Sanna is young woman preoccupied by the usual things -- love, the love lives of her friends, the injustices she has been dealt -- and she "doesn't understand politics very well." But her supposed naivety becomes an even more effective position from which to skewer the hypocrisies and cruelties of the Nazi party.
I expected to be devastated by this book, but I was actually delighted. Not that the book is light-hearted, by any means, but there is a thread of hope and goodness that remains throughout. Deserves wider acclaim.
I was bowled over by this book. I didn't expect how clever it would be. Sanna is young woman preoccupied by the usual things -- love, the love lives of her friends, the injustices she has been dealt -- and she "doesn't understand politics very well." But her supposed naivety becomes an even more effective position from which to skewer the hypocrisies and cruelties of the Nazi party.
I expected to be devastated by this book, but I was actually delighted. Not that the book is light-hearted, by any means, but there is a thread of hope and goodness that remains throughout. Deserves wider acclaim.