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kaanda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
One of the cutest and funniest books I have ever read despite dealing with some very dark subject matter. A respectful and hopeful look at a dark period of history. Amazing!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Genocide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
subbasileia's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Torture
jbabiarz's review against another edition
4.0
I am tempted to give this more than 4 stars, because this book really surprised me. After the first 15 pages I wasn't sure if I was going to like the style of writing. But after a while it was quite impressive how well you got to know the characters through their letters to each other. I really enjoyed it.
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
5.0
What an easy and enjoyable book this was. It is set post Second World War and is written entirely in letters, mainly from Juliet (the main character) to other characters. Juliet is an author and comes across a letter from a man who is from a place called Guernsey and he is part of a literary society. This leads to Juliet getting letters from the entire literary society and she learns about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the German occupation had on their lives. She is inspired by these stories & the people so she journeys to Guernsey to meet them and finds that this changes her life forever. I love happy endings and that's exactly what I got from this book. This isn't the type of book that I would normally read but it was highly recommended to me by many people so I had to give it a go and I'm glad I did because it was really lovely.
lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition
4.0
This book was just downright adorable. I listened to the audiobook, which I literally never do, and was so glad I did. The story is told in the form of letters to and from the characters and the audiobook has a different actor reading each letter in their soothing accents. Now I want to visit Guernsey!
lindnkel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jennshappyplace's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! I’m not sure if I’ve ever read an epistolary novel of all letters (and telegrams) and no dialogue (except that captured in the letters). It took a little while to get a handle on all the different characters, their voices and their relationships, however, once I got that all figured out I was totally in and couldn’t stop listening. I highly recommend this audio version because there were 5 different narrators which I thought was really entertaining. Of course I’m sure the physical book would be great too. I watched the movie years ago and I remember really liking it but I plan to watch it again now that I’ve read and loved the book.
hoofbeats_and_heas's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic story and I loved that it’s written and told all in letters between different people. Can’t wait to watch the movie too!