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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
This took me a long time to get through, not because I didn't like it, but because it's heavy. Every chapter was filled with sorrow. But I'm glad to have read it, its profound and sad and its beauty interspersed with harrowing scenes.
I have always been drawn to cemeteries. There's a peace and a sacredness there that I find so calming. When I was a college student, struggling with the stress and anxiety of classes and social pressures, I would ride my bike to a nearby cemetery and walk among the grave markers for a while.
I volunteer now as a gravesite photographer and I still love to walk through cemeteries. I especially love finding the requested gravesite and posting pictures so the family members can see where their loved one is buried. Too often, the gravesite I'm looking for isn't marked or can't be found and I grieve for the loved one who is lost.
I loved this book. It may be because of my emotional connection to the story, but I also know a thing or two about good books. This is a good book.
I will say that whoever changed the title from The Photographer of the Lost to The Poppy Wife made a bad decision. It completely changes the perception of the story and, I think, points it in the wrong direction. The whole time, I was thinking, "But why is it called The Poppy Wife?" I know what poppies mean. I know how they are significant to World War I, but that's really not what this book is about. I disagree with that decision.
I volunteer now as a gravesite photographer and I still love to walk through cemeteries. I especially love finding the requested gravesite and posting pictures so the family members can see where their loved one is buried. Too often, the gravesite I'm looking for isn't marked or can't be found and I grieve for the loved one who is lost.
I loved this book. It may be because of my emotional connection to the story, but I also know a thing or two about good books. This is a good book.
I will say that whoever changed the title from The Photographer of the Lost to The Poppy Wife made a bad decision. It completely changes the perception of the story and, I think, points it in the wrong direction. The whole time, I was thinking, "But why is it called The Poppy Wife?" I know what poppies mean. I know how they are significant to World War I, but that's really not what this book is about. I disagree with that decision.
Moving and haunting portrayal of the lives lost during the first world war, the horror the soldiers endured and the grief of those left behind. Over 8000 graves in one area of France were marked as "unknown" during the years of the early 20's after the war, many families had no idea where there loved ones were buried, or if they were dead or just unaccounted for. The mental health traumas and memories of those years are confused and hidden by many for various reasons. This story is beautifully written and portrays the postwar years in stunning accuracy.
Slow paced difficult plot line to follow. Unexciting.
A wonderful story of loss and devastation, love and hope in the aftermath of the First World War.
An excellent debut novel from Caroline Scott. Her writing is descriptive and excellently portrays the despair felt by those whose loved ones had ‘disappeared’ or were ‘missing’ after the war.
Having been to Ypres myself several times, as well as other places featured in the story - Poperinge, Tyne Cot and many other cemeteries - it is clear that the author has undertaken thorough research both historically and geographically. The scale of loss and devastation during the First World War is just beyond comprehension and the author has done well in conveying this to the reader.
I did feel at times that the first half of the story lacked pace, but this greatly improved in the second half. Overall an insightful and moving story that reminds us of the importance of remembrance.
I am grateful to the publisher, Simon & Schuster UK for an early digital copy of this book via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
An excellent debut novel from Caroline Scott. Her writing is descriptive and excellently portrays the despair felt by those whose loved ones had ‘disappeared’ or were ‘missing’ after the war.
Having been to Ypres myself several times, as well as other places featured in the story - Poperinge, Tyne Cot and many other cemeteries - it is clear that the author has undertaken thorough research both historically and geographically. The scale of loss and devastation during the First World War is just beyond comprehension and the author has done well in conveying this to the reader.
I did feel at times that the first half of the story lacked pace, but this greatly improved in the second half. Overall an insightful and moving story that reminds us of the importance of remembrance.
I am grateful to the publisher, Simon & Schuster UK for an early digital copy of this book via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
Oh my goodness this book. What a heart wrenching story with vignettes shows glimpses of how life is struggled for after a Great War.
slow-paced
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