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challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moving back and forth between two main characters and a twenty-year period of time, The German Wife is compelling and engaging. The shifts between years and characters were very well done, and I was satisfied with the ending, although it wasn’t perfect. I felt the author was successful at humanizing and eliciting empathy for German citizens put in very difficult, no-win situations (especially in raising their children) as well as for American soldiers dealing with the emotional and psychological ramifications of war. The story was a little slow at parts and I felt there could have been more detail in the settings, for example, no southern accents in Huntsville? The Germans describing distances in miles instead of kilometers? 4-4.5 stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Racism, and War
Minor: Vomit, Cursing, and Gun violence
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