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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
This was a tough read for me. The book was extremely dry and I found myself not caring about the main character. The story takes place in the 1930's and we are supposed to believe that in the 1930's a person can survive a blast from a shell and be living torso basically. The only person with a brain was the new nurse towards the end of the novel who seemed to care about Joe.
War is bad, but this book was horrible.
1 star gone for being dull.
1 star gone for the slut-shaming of Ruby. I know it was the 1930's but still.
Edited to add that I read this with Josh and he hated it more than I did!
War is bad, but this book was horrible.
1 star gone for being dull.
1 star gone for the slut-shaming of Ruby. I know it was the 1930's but still.
Edited to add that I read this with Josh and he hated it more than I did!
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery
slow-paced
It’s was okay. Good perspective of was. When on and on about every topic- reflecting thoughts. Too much talk about Jesus for me.
“Somebody said let’s go out and fight for liberty and so they went and got killed without ever once thinking about liberty.”
A tough but poignant read that tackles something rather unthinkable. This book was both creative and powerful, bringing light to the individual horrors of war. Definitely worth it
A tough but poignant read that tackles something rather unthinkable. This book was both creative and powerful, bringing light to the individual horrors of war. Definitely worth it