Reviews

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

annwithane's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

adelle_bookworm's review against another edition

5.0

...zase nevím, co k tomu říct. Slzy ze mě tentokrát nevypáčila, ale jsem emočně vyždímaná, jako by se tak stalo.
Znáte takový ten pocit, kdy máte tunu povinností, ale pak přijde Ruta a začne psát půlstránkové kapitoly, které toho mají skoro víc než ty desetistránkové, a prostě to nemůžete přestat číst? Všichni čtyři hlavní hrdinové jsou tak rozdílní a přitom stejní. A jestli tohle nechává někoho chladným, tak nevím.

belkissmisa's review against another edition

5.0

A LESSON not a book.
"
A nurse.
A blind girl.
A shoemaker.
A mysterious soldier.
A pregnant teen.
A delusional sociopath.
A wandering boy.
A devastating war.
A bitter winer.
Thousands of miles.
One ill-fated sea voyage.
"

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

Yes, it took me about 2 months to read this book but that is because I was trying to cram my 2018 reading challenge tasks in for those last 2 months so sadly, this book was an innocent bystander that was left ignored.

HOWEVER, I really did like this book. It's historical fiction set in Prussia during WWII. It alternates view points between 4 main characters. Some of these characters are refugees desperately trying to get out of the way of the advancing Russian army. The climatic event in this book is based on a real historical event with the ship Wilhelm Gustloff that most people don't know about.

ravenn22ash's review against another edition

3.0

(3.7) this book tells a historical moments of WWII with short chapters a and easily lovable characters. I do however wish the book spent more time into the incidents aftermath and had gotten me more attached to the characters. I love the books layout but it is also sadly forgettable. I don’t see my head remembering what happened anytime in the future

themichellegray's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A beautifully written yet heartbreaking historical fiction that captured a part of WW2 I'd never learned about before. While I appreciate this book, I simultaneously struggled with the pacing and sadly never became fully invested in any of the MC's due to the storytelling format. Despite my personal reading struggles, this story is so important and the author's note perfectly sums up why:

History divided us, but through reading we can be united in story, study, and remembrance. Books join us together as a global reading community, but more important, a global human community striving to learn from the past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Death, Rape, Genocide, Ableism, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, War, Blood, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

kenzie_may's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

megberb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lizmannmitch's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

tarslynndalton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0