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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Sooo good! What an interesting story with such strong resonance to today’s political reality. I listened to this one and enjoyed every minute. One of those books that, when it ended, felt like saying goodbye to a friend.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
No
hopeful
reflective
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:
No
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this novel.
This book follows three very different women during three timelines occurring right before and during WWII. Their lives eventually intersect and they have a profound effect on each other. Vivian Childs's timeline starts in 1944. She has lost her husband and is working to provide Armed Services Editions to men and women oversees while fighting censorship at home. Althea James's timeline starts in 1932. She is a successfully American author who was asked to visit Germany by the Nazi party to see and experience the new Germany. Hannah Brecht's timeline starts in 1936. She is living in Paris after escaping Germany but finds that she doesn't really feel safe anywhere. She works at the Library of Burned Books.
I enjoyed this book but sometimes found it a bit confusing. The timelines switched often and I found myself going back to the start of the chapters several times to see what year I was reading about. Two of the main characters met and interacted in an frequently in an earlier timeline which I think added to my confusion. I would recommend this book to others who enjoy historical fiction especially about WWII.
This book follows three very different women during three timelines occurring right before and during WWII. Their lives eventually intersect and they have a profound effect on each other. Vivian Childs's timeline starts in 1944. She has lost her husband and is working to provide Armed Services Editions to men and women oversees while fighting censorship at home. Althea James's timeline starts in 1932. She is a successfully American author who was asked to visit Germany by the Nazi party to see and experience the new Germany. Hannah Brecht's timeline starts in 1936. She is living in Paris after escaping Germany but finds that she doesn't really feel safe anywhere. She works at the Library of Burned Books.
I enjoyed this book but sometimes found it a bit confusing. The timelines switched often and I found myself going back to the start of the chapters several times to see what year I was reading about. Two of the main characters met and interacted in an frequently in an earlier timeline which I think added to my confusion. I would recommend this book to others who enjoy historical fiction especially about WWII.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
There are many, many spoilers in the following sentences.
yall at the ending where althea and hannah were remembering... ugh.
I listened to this book as an audiobook, and listened to it when going to and from class. I was walking in a quiet hallway going to class when I literally HEARD otto's betrayal. It was so hard to pause it but waste management lectures wait for nobody.
I love all of the women that I came to be acquainted with over the course of reading this novel. I was particularly drawn to Althea, coming from a smaller town and such. Her and Hannah together yall I was itching for them to get back together and to finally learn what had allegedly made Althea a "monster".
What particularly struck me with the novel however was the part where the remarks hannah and althea made at the event for the books. Very impactful.
yall at the ending where althea and hannah were remembering... ugh.
I listened to this book as an audiobook, and listened to it when going to and from class. I was walking in a quiet hallway going to class when I literally HEARD otto's betrayal. It was so hard to pause it but waste management lectures wait for nobody.
I love all of the women that I came to be acquainted with over the course of reading this novel. I was particularly drawn to Althea, coming from a smaller town and such. Her and Hannah together yall I was itching for them to get back together and to finally learn what had allegedly made Althea a "monster".
What particularly struck me with the novel however was the part where the remarks hannah and althea made at the event for the books. Very impactful.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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:
No
I truly believe everyone needs to read this book especially in the climate we are in currently in the USA.