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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-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:
Complicated
“Our Narrow Hiding Places” by Kristopher Jansma accounts the survival of Mieke Geborn in Holland during WW2 and the secrets their bodies held afterwards.
This is a harrowing look at the Hunger Winter, or the Dutch famine from 1944-1945 during the German Occupation. Told in dual timelines, it also touches on epigenetics, or how environment factors affect DNA or the expression of genes. Both of these were new to me and I found the themes both fascinating and heartbreaking. I do feel like the past timeline was more success than future timeline, but both were good. In addition, there was a very small third point of view that I struggled to understand the connection, diving down multiple Google rabbit holes to try to figure it out. Despite this, because it was a very small presence, it did not detract much. I do really wished there was an authors note and would love to learn more about the authors perspective. I recommend this book for all historical fiction lovers that are looking for a different perspective.
This is a harrowing look at the Hunger Winter, or the Dutch famine from 1944-1945 during the German Occupation. Told in dual timelines, it also touches on epigenetics, or how environment factors affect DNA or the expression of genes. Both of these were new to me and I found the themes both fascinating and heartbreaking. I do feel like the past timeline was more success than future timeline, but both were good. In addition, there was a very small third point of view that I struggled to understand the connection, diving down multiple Google rabbit holes to try to figure it out. Despite this, because it was a very small presence, it did not detract much. I do really wished there was an authors note and would love to learn more about the authors perspective. I recommend this book for all historical fiction lovers that are looking for a different perspective.
Would probably put this at 3.5 stars!!! Harrowing but important read and done by a local author, so really well done overall.
Story about WW.II in Holland. One family survived starvation over the winter as the Nazis cut off food, electricity and the need have to hide in the attic to avoid being conscripted by the Nazis. Difficult to read about the violence and the starvation. It shows how the DNA and the mental health of the children was changed and both physical and mental problems followed through the generations.
Great book! Loved the intertwining of past & present in historical fiction books.
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
A necessary story about the realities of war and history
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No