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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Continuing off the Tattooist, I knew this story likely wouldn’t be filled with feel good moments. I continued to be touched by the humanity of the characters as they walked through all these strange and harrowing circumstances. But in particular I fell in live with Cilka and her determination to not only live, but to love.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Het boek is een fictieve hervertelling of reconstructie van het leven van Cilka, die na haar tijd in Auschwitz naar een Siberisch strafkamp gestuurd wordt.
Door de nadruk op fictie hoeft er wat minder geleund te worden op historische feitelijkheid. Helaas vind ik de proza niet sterk, mist het boek diepgang en weet het me - ondanks vele verschrikkelijke situaties - niet te raken. Vaak worden belangrijke gebeurtenissen met een paar zinnen afgedaan. Met terugwerkende kracht herinner ik me dit ook van de Tatoeëerder van Auschwitz.
Door de nadruk op fictie hoeft er wat minder geleund te worden op historische feitelijkheid. Helaas vind ik de proza niet sterk, mist het boek diepgang en weet het me - ondanks vele verschrikkelijke situaties - niet te raken. Vaak worden belangrijke gebeurtenissen met een paar zinnen afgedaan. Met terugwerkende kracht herinner ik me dit ook van de Tatoeëerder van Auschwitz.
I liked this better than tattooist, the characters had more depth, however it still doesn’t ring as a complete and honest portrayal.
emotional
hopeful
informative
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
Cilkas rejse er ikke en nem bog at læse. Men det er en vigtig bog at læse. Især i disse tider, hvor man mange steder arbejder på at udslette historien, er det endnu mere vigtigt at bevare den for eftertiden. Heather Morris holder liv i et budskab der SKAL formidles – og liv i de stemmer, der aldrig må glemmes.
Bogens hovedfokus er den behandling kvindelige krigsfanger mødte i de russiske lejre. Brutaliteten, de gentagne voldtægter, sulten og det udmattende arbejde. Jorden må stadig den dag i dag give genklang i mishandling og vold – gødet med mange fangers blod.
Men det var ikke altid lejrens brutale ansigt der var mest fremtrædende. For selv i en tid med så meget smerte var der også barmhjertighed, medfølelse og tapperhed. Der er inspiration at finde i mødet med så meget mod og indre styrke i de mørkeste af tider. Selv når det var allerværst, formåede Cilka at holde fast i håbets lille gnist.
Heather Morris viser igen sin evne til at vække sine karakterer til live. Man mærker virkelige følelser, ægte mennesker og den inspiration som historisk fiktion kan give sine læsere. Dermed skabte hun et levende univers, der også fremhæves af de mange historisk korrekte detaljer.
Bogen er hjerteskærende, velskrevet og gribende. En inspirerende, håbefuld historie om en almindelig ung kvinde, der bliver en ekstraordinær kvinde under ufattelige omstændigheder. Cilkas handlinger gennem bogen viser os godheden hos mennesker i tider med rædsel – og den styrke der er nødvendig for at overleve.
Bogens hovedfokus er den behandling kvindelige krigsfanger mødte i de russiske lejre. Brutaliteten, de gentagne voldtægter, sulten og det udmattende arbejde. Jorden må stadig den dag i dag give genklang i mishandling og vold – gødet med mange fangers blod.
Men det var ikke altid lejrens brutale ansigt der var mest fremtrædende. For selv i en tid med så meget smerte var der også barmhjertighed, medfølelse og tapperhed. Der er inspiration at finde i mødet med så meget mod og indre styrke i de mørkeste af tider. Selv når det var allerværst, formåede Cilka at holde fast i håbets lille gnist.
Heather Morris viser igen sin evne til at vække sine karakterer til live. Man mærker virkelige følelser, ægte mennesker og den inspiration som historisk fiktion kan give sine læsere. Dermed skabte hun et levende univers, der også fremhæves af de mange historisk korrekte detaljer.
Bogen er hjerteskærende, velskrevet og gribende. En inspirerende, håbefuld historie om en almindelig ung kvinde, der bliver en ekstraordinær kvinde under ufattelige omstændigheder. Cilkas handlinger gennem bogen viser os godheden hos mennesker i tider med rædsel – og den styrke der er nødvendig for at overleve.
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
Wow, this book was intense. Cilke was a Jewish 16 year old who got sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Where she had to endure the terrible and horrendous and horrific experiences there as well as being raped by an SS officer on an almost daily basis, and after they were free, she was sent to a Gulag in Russia because she was conspiring with the enemy because she was being and they took it to that she did that on her own volition which of course, as we know today is just insane and that she was actually raped. So it is definitely has a lot of trigger warnings. The goulash she went to in Russia. She was also raped and endured hardship and also endured great ability to do work that she fell in love with taking
care of the sick, the old, the elderly, the hurt the pregnant in a hospital in her second prison. This book was intense, sad, emotional, but yet uplifting as she never lost the sense of herself she was definitely ashamed of what she had to do to survive, but she was able to live a long life with the love of her life for over 50 years after she was set for a second time I will take the story of this incredible woman with me and I am very glad that I ended up reading this.
care of the sick, the old, the elderly, the hurt the pregnant in a hospital in her second prison. This book was intense, sad, emotional, but yet uplifting as she never lost the sense of herself she was definitely ashamed of what she had to do to survive, but she was able to live a long life with the love of her life for over 50 years after she was set for a second time I will take the story of this incredible woman with me and I am very glad that I ended up reading this.