3.62k reviews for:

The Things We Cannot Say

Kelly Rimmer

4.47 AVERAGE

lizzylikedrizzy's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

beckycanread's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

jana114's review against another edition

4.25

emotional

rheals's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious medium-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: Complicated

mjoa's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Complicated

hbarnswirth's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Dementia, Death of parent, War

Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

jordancoburn1's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Very slow writing but really good message. Book about the intergenerational impact of war/trauma although the focus is not on trauma if that makes sense? A book about parenting differences, Autism, and war time. My great grandparents came here from Poland and I don't know any of their stories. Really appreciated this book for that reason alone.

carlycompton22's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Despite a fairly predictable ending, this was a moving story about love and incredible loss during WWII in Nazi-occupied Poland. The bravery of those who risked their lives for those who had nothing is a story worth telling for forever.

julieprosser's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

kwcrowl's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated