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informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I wasn't going to read this at first even though it had been longlisted for the for the Woman’s Prize and I wanted to read the lot. I thought I would find it far to much given what is going on in the world but strangely as I started reading I found it calming in an odd sort of way knowing that there is nothing worse in this book than I have already read in the newspaper over recent weeks.
To see World War Two from the German perspective was very interesting and how powerful propaganda can be.
Again this book is not for everyone it is a long harrowing read, but one I don't regret. We must not forget history next time and also remember there no winners in a war. Humanity only loses.
To see World War Two from the German perspective was very interesting and how powerful propaganda can be.
Again this book is not for everyone it is a long harrowing read, but one I don't regret. We must not forget history next time and also remember there no winners in a war. Humanity only loses.
Graphic: Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Child death, Rape, Torture, War, and Antisemitism
rozereads's review
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
To quote the blurb: It "compels us to question our continuing and willful ability to look the other way in a world that is once more in thrall to the idea that everything--even facts, truth and morals--is relative."
Graphic: Antisemitism, Cancer, Genocide, Torture, Grief, Body horror, Gore, Death, and Excrement
Moderate: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, War, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Rape
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