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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Ahhh I thought it was predictable but then Picoult does what she always does and snuck a surprise in there at the end. Different to her other books - not because it is any better or worse, but because it spans so many years and has such vivid characters. Loved it.
I found this book to be nothing like I expected, but thoroughly excellent!
I admit to not loving the main character, Sage, very much, especially at the beginning. We couldn't be more different, and I think that's probably part of the reason. But that didn't keep me from enjoying this book - and it won't stop me from recommending it to you, either.
The descriptions in this book, from the gruesome horrors in the details of daily life in Nazi Germany, to the beautiful sights and smells and even sounds of baking bread from scratch...it was all so easily pictured and understood that I laughed, sobbed, cheered, talked back, and stood entranced for the two days it took me to binge read this book with every spare second of waking free time. This was definitely one of the best books I read this year so far, even if it was very challenging in places to hear some of the jarring and sickening details.
I could've done without some of the details in the sex scenes as well, but they weren't gratuitous or all that graphic. There is more graphic violence in this than I expected, but it couldn't have been an honest book dealing with the subject matter if that were not the case. This is a heavy book, but it's still a solid, good read.
I admit to not loving the main character, Sage, very much, especially at the beginning. We couldn't be more different, and I think that's probably part of the reason. But that didn't keep me from enjoying this book - and it won't stop me from recommending it to you, either.
The descriptions in this book, from the gruesome horrors in the details of daily life in Nazi Germany, to the beautiful sights and smells and even sounds of baking bread from scratch...it was all so easily pictured and understood that I laughed, sobbed, cheered, talked back, and stood entranced for the two days it took me to binge read this book with every spare second of waking free time. This was definitely one of the best books I read this year so far, even if it was very challenging in places to hear some of the jarring and sickening details.
I could've done without some of the details in the sex scenes as well, but they weren't gratuitous or all that graphic. There is more graphic violence in this than I expected, but it couldn't have been an honest book dealing with the subject matter if that were not the case. This is a heavy book, but it's still a solid, good read.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Sometimes all it takes to become human again is someone who can see you that way, no matter how you present on the surface.”
“There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you. You can break a promise. The question is, if you do any of these things, are you also betraying yourself.
Jodi did what Jodi does best with this book. She’s so good a painting horrific pictures and sucking you into the story then adding a little twist at the end to make you question everything. This one is set around the holocaust and a modern day man that was an SS officer. Such a great and heartbreaking story.
“There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you. You can break a promise. The question is, if you do any of these things, are you also betraying yourself.
Jodi did what Jodi does best with this book. She’s so good a painting horrific pictures and sucking you into the story then adding a little twist at the end to make you question everything. This one is set around the holocaust and a modern day man that was an SS officer. Such a great and heartbreaking story.