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cathy61r's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, Pedophilia, and Ableism
morethanmylupus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved both the first part with Rosie, who is dealing with these themes in California, and the second part with Helen, who is dealing with these themes in Nazi-occupied Austria. The way the two stories paralleled was wonderful, because it really emphasized the way that some of the things that Nazi's did were still being done here in America both before and after the Nazis. However, I wish the book had gone back and forth between the two narratives. Separating the two reduced some of the impact of the parallels for me.
If you liked this one, consider reading Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, which talks about similar themes.
Graphic: War, Ableism, Rape, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
siriface's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Racism, War, Pregnancy, Genocide, Ableism, and Rape
lgmelcher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and Genocide
Minor: War
kerrygetsliterary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Ableism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Infidelity, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Car accident, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, War, and Physical abuse
liahay's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Ableism, and Rape
bnelson13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Susan Meissner did a wonderful job telling the stories of Rosanne and Helen, and I found that this was a hard book to put down. My heart broke over and over for Rosanne and Helen, and the others of this story, but I'm so wonderfully happy that I was able to read it. It's a really powerful story.
Moderate: Ableism, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and War
meliroo's review
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Rape, Racism, Murder, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Death, Chronic illness, and Antisemitism