Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly

7 reviews

sophiabenton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

i absolutely devoured this book! i loved every second of it. it took me about two chapters to get into (one from each woman’s perspective), and the army/secret service jargon took a while to process but after that i could
barely put it down. i really enjoyed the author’s writing style and could imagine every single thing really clearly. a very emotional yet rewarding read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, War, Pregnancy, Child death, Blood, Trafficking, Genocide, Death, Violence, Torture, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia

daralexandria's review against another edition

dark informative tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Antisemitism, Grief, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

vintagegirlreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

gerigaddy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I enjoyed this book and learning more about the all women's concentration camp Ravensbück. Several storylines and timelines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Child death, War, Child abuse, and Genocide

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Despite its 511 pages, this is a surprisingly fast read. It's another gripping novel from the author of Lilac Girls. As with her other books, Kelly doesn't shy away from the dangers for women spies in WWII and for the work they continued to do hunting Nazi war criminals after the war ended. I loved the characters, Arlette and Josie, and their search for Arlette's baby and the war criminal.

The author's note at the end tells us her inspiration for the novel and where she wrote history in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Alcohol, Misogyny, Confinement, Death, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide, Ableism, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Classism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Torture

tbrplaylist's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

lavenderlilacs1912's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Genocide, and Death