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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
The true story of these strong women doing their best to support each other while undergoing starvation and disease as POWs in Southeast Asia is powerful. The narration of the audiobook by Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith of "Downton Abbey") was a nice bonus. The writing itself was ok, in the style of reportage with the characters recounting what was going on, but was not particularly poetic or eloquent.
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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:
No
I cannot accurately put into words how beautiful this audiobook is with the Australian Women’s Choir and how absolutely heartbreaking while joyful the story of these women is. Heather Morris will always be a must read author.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Incredible story of bravery and endurance by the Australian nurses and fellow women in the pacific POW campus during WW2.
It was amazing hearing their stories of how they cared for each other and didn’t allow their situation to turn to bitterness or lashing out at each other, but all chipped in the majority of the time to help each other. The way they poured themselves into music to nourish their spirits and pull together was inspiring. Definitely interesting how the afterword said the women’s spirits were in much better shape than the men’s and I’m sure all that contributed.
I was not a fan of the writing style, however, and was my only reason for dropping my rating. It had good dialogue but was very narrative based and a bit gappy. I also had a hard time reconciling other books I’ve read about Japanese POW camps and the lack of brutality in this one. Maybe it really wasn’t as horrific, but it seemed disparate. Loved the story tho and leaning about the women. Great information.
It was amazing hearing their stories of how they cared for each other and didn’t allow their situation to turn to bitterness or lashing out at each other, but all chipped in the majority of the time to help each other. The way they poured themselves into music to nourish their spirits and pull together was inspiring. Definitely interesting how the afterword said the women’s spirits were in much better shape than the men’s and I’m sure all that contributed.
I was not a fan of the writing style, however, and was my only reason for dropping my rating. It had good dialogue but was very narrative based and a bit gappy. I also had a hard time reconciling other books I’ve read about Japanese POW camps and the lack of brutality in this one. Maybe it really wasn’t as horrific, but it seemed disparate. Loved the story tho and leaning about the women. Great information.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
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:
Complicated