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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
My 4th Jojo Moyes book! I have to say that it's a lot different from all the books I've read by her, but I recommend it if you love reading things about history! Just like all the books I read by her, the first half is boring, but the second half never disappoints! #mema
The first part of the book takes place in France during WWI, and it was really good. Then it moves to present day, and that's where this book lost me. I couldn't get into the present-day storyline or the characters. I had high hopes for this because I loved Me Before You, but when I finished this I thought, "Meh". It was okay.
Boken utspelar sig både i början av 1900-talet och i början av 2000-talet. 1900-talshistorien om Sophie och första världskriget som vecklas ut under bokens gång är helt klart den intressantaste och mest känslosamma i hela boken. 2000-talsdelen och karaktären Liv är också spännande på sina sätt men känns inte alls lika tilltalande. Istället för att sympatisera med Liv blir jag mest förvirrad och frustrerad över de val hon gör.
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
A good story. The modern part of the story seemed a little too easy, too contrived...but I still enjoyed the time spent with this one.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The first few chapters i felt stitched into Sophie's life,the horror of the world she lived in, and then i felt cheated to have it jump a hundred years. I didn't really care for Liv's stuff, not really and maybe that was sort of the point,I was avid to find out what had happened to Sophie. And see when it was first said she'd died of Spanish influenza and Liv was about to lose everything, lose the portrait, i started crying at the unjust and cruelty of it all... but I should have known better. Overall it was very well written, very touching and nostalgia clung to the page. I think the most potent message Jojo got across to me was: things in life really don't matter, only the people do.
I think this is one of my favorite Jojo Moyes books - right up there with "Me Before You."
Two different storylines - one set in France during WWI, and the other in present day London - connected by a painting.
I found both stories equally interesting, although Sophie's (WWI) story was left at a bit of a cliffhanger when the book transitioned to Liv's (present day) story, so there were definitely several pages of trying to get my brain to transition to the current day story and stop thinking about what happened to Sophie.
Like all Jojo Moyes books, this has complex, multi-layered characters, well written dialogue, and excellent storylines. Nothing is too simple or clean cut - the "good" characters do bad things, and the "bad" guys of the stories do good things. You know who you're rooting for, but find yourself liking and understanding the bad guys more than you want to, and you find yourself having to "excuse away" some of the behavior of the characters you're rooting for.
In other words, everyone is very human. No one is portrayed as being completely angel or demon. All the characters are multi-dimensional. Which adds so much to the story.
As a war story, it's definitely not all "rainbows and unicorns." There are difficult, traumatic, and violent situations dealt with. In other words, the book has depth, and doesn't shy away from difficult topics.
Excellent read. I definitely recommend.
Two different storylines - one set in France during WWI, and the other in present day London - connected by a painting.
I found both stories equally interesting, although Sophie's (WWI) story was left at a bit of a cliffhanger when the book transitioned to Liv's (present day) story, so there were definitely several pages of trying to get my brain to transition to the current day story and stop thinking about what happened to Sophie.
Like all Jojo Moyes books, this has complex, multi-layered characters, well written dialogue, and excellent storylines. Nothing is too simple or clean cut - the "good" characters do bad things, and the "bad" guys of the stories do good things. You know who you're rooting for, but find yourself liking and understanding the bad guys more than you want to, and you find yourself having to "excuse away" some of the behavior of the characters you're rooting for.
In other words, everyone is very human. No one is portrayed as being completely angel or demon. All the characters are multi-dimensional. Which adds so much to the story.
As a war story, it's definitely not all "rainbows and unicorns." There are difficult, traumatic, and violent situations dealt with. In other words, the book has depth, and doesn't shy away from difficult topics.
Excellent read. I definitely recommend.