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reading_rant's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
jilly7922's review
4.0
This book takes place during World War II. It is about a set of twins. During WWII mischlings were people with Aryan and Jewish descent. These children were often sent to concentration camps where they were subject to all sorts of medical experimentation, and were subject to many forms of torture. These twins Stasha and Pearl were as close as twins could be, they survived because of their connection. At one point during the book Pearl disappears. The two twins then follow down two different paths one towards revenge and the other towards forgiveness.
Overall I rated this book four stars out of five. This was a heart wrenching story. It reminded me of the book "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." This was difficult to read because it was such an emotional story. A book mixed with despair, desperation, and hope. This book was so beautifully written. The writing was so poetic that is clashed (in a good way) with the story that it was telling. I fell in love with the words, as well as the two main characters. And you all will too, so put this book on your shelf.
I would like to thank Netgalley, Affinity Konar, and Lee Boudreaux Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Come and read my blog at http://turnthepagereviewsbyjill.blogspot.com/
Overall I rated this book four stars out of five. This was a heart wrenching story. It reminded me of the book "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." This was difficult to read because it was such an emotional story. A book mixed with despair, desperation, and hope. This book was so beautifully written. The writing was so poetic that is clashed (in a good way) with the story that it was telling. I fell in love with the words, as well as the two main characters. And you all will too, so put this book on your shelf.
I would like to thank Netgalley, Affinity Konar, and Lee Boudreaux Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Come and read my blog at http://turnthepagereviewsbyjill.blogspot.com/
tara_pikachu's review
3.0
Do not read this book at night because it will depress you and cause you to lose sleep.
meili_jing's review
2.0
This novel had so much potential. Unfortunately, I thought it fell flat. For a novel that is attempting to address the horrors of Josef Mengele's experiments through the eyes of two children, the author's prose seems too mature to be the POV of children and too poetic/lyrical to address the nightmare of Mengele's experiments. At times, it was difficult to find the plot of the story within the text. In summary, the book and the characters had so much potential, but the writing, for me, could not deliver.
mcearl12's review
5.0
Words fail. This was a beautiful terrible story of horror and hope, of love and loss, of the best and the absolute worse of humanity. I wept and was overwhelmed, but couldn't stop listening. The author wrote this book with such care and balance. I highly suggest reading (or listening to) it. The narration on Audible was absolutely perfect!
mesreader2013's review
Honestly, tried to read it a while ago, but the writing made it really hard at points and I just could not figure out what was happening at times.
bethsponz's review
3.0
A kind of horrifying account of Josef Mengele’s experiments on Jewish children at Auschwitz. His focus was on twins, and so this is the account of Pearl and Stasha, victims of Mengele. The author writes beautifully, poetically, that it takes the edge off the brutality that unfolds.
lpin's review
Poor, weird writing, I felt like I never really knew what was going on, and I couldn’t connect to any of the characters.