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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
3.5! A thought provoking read for sure. Even though Sophie and Lizzie grew up so differently, similarities are drawn in that they will do whatever it takes to protect their family… And yet one is a likable character, and the other is extremely unlikable. But does Sophie deserve understanding and empathy? Idk
Things are seldom as simple as they seem.
The German Wife is told from multiple perspectives, alternating from the 1930's to the 1950's and focuses on two women - Sofie, the wife of a German rocket scientist and Lizzie, the farm girl turned wife of an American rocket scientist.
Both will do nearly anything to help and protected their loved ones and sometimes despite that, they can be lost anyway.
I found this novel very thought-provoking and well written.
The German Wife is told from multiple perspectives, alternating from the 1930's to the 1950's and focuses on two women - Sofie, the wife of a German rocket scientist and Lizzie, the farm girl turned wife of an American rocket scientist.
Both will do nearly anything to help and protected their loved ones and sometimes despite that, they can be lost anyway.
I found this novel very thought-provoking and well written.
informative
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
An unflinching and complicated story that makes us examine the lengths we'll go to - and what we're willing to compromise - to survive and to protect the ones we love. Rimmer skillfully creates characters that are flawed and make questionable choices, but also makes the reader ask themselves what they'd do in the same situation. In an era that we often regard as black and white, right and wrong, THE GERMAN WIFE adds layers of what it means to be human, shows us that moral questions are not always absolute, and offers a warmth and compassion to two women who have fought their own war to save their family. Brilliantly executed and utterly thought-provoking, this gets five stars.
I’d give it 3.5 stars. Parts were very interesting, and others were super slow. It was just ok for me.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Två kvinnor står i centrum och turas om att berätta sin historia, från 1933 till 1950. De har båda hamnat i Alabama för att deras respektive jobbar med USA:s raketprogram, men deras väg dit har sett olika ut.
Sophie är tysk överklass från Berlin som tvingats in i de högre kretsarna av nazistorganisationen tillsammans med sin man Jürgen, som har ovärderlig kunskap för tyskarnas bombprogram. Lizzie är av jordbrukarfamilj från Texas och har tvingats iväg från gården efter flera års torka.
Jag gillar att läsa böcker om vanliga människors liv under mellankrigstiden och andra världskriget. Den här är extra intressant för att den tar upp skuld och ansvar, och problematiken med att extrema situationer ibland kräver att man är tvungen att offra viktiga saker för att familjen ska överleva - som sin moral.
Det starkaste var nog hur Sophie tvingas ”spela med” när barnen blir mer och mer hjärntvättade i skolan med nazistpropaganda och angivarkultur. Det är så s j u k t hur vidrigt det måste ha varit att leva i nazisternas samhälle, och indoktrinering av barn måste vara det läskigaste som finns.
Sophie är tysk överklass från Berlin som tvingats in i de högre kretsarna av nazistorganisationen tillsammans med sin man Jürgen, som har ovärderlig kunskap för tyskarnas bombprogram. Lizzie är av jordbrukarfamilj från Texas och har tvingats iväg från gården efter flera års torka.
Jag gillar att läsa böcker om vanliga människors liv under mellankrigstiden och andra världskriget. Den här är extra intressant för att den tar upp skuld och ansvar, och problematiken med att extrema situationer ibland kräver att man är tvungen att offra viktiga saker för att familjen ska överleva - som sin moral.
Det starkaste var nog hur Sophie tvingas ”spela med” när barnen blir mer och mer hjärntvättade i skolan med nazistpropaganda och angivarkultur. Det är så s j u k t hur vidrigt det måste ha varit att leva i nazisternas samhälle, och indoktrinering av barn måste vara det läskigaste som finns.
Ow. It's a little hard to not feel devastated.
How do you choose what is right when every option will hurt you or your family? When you give your all for someone, but lose yourself, is it worth it? Are there mistakes you can't come back from even if given the chance?
There is a lot to grapple with in this story. I did learn new details about WWII and the Great Depression/Dust Bowl that are not touched on in other WWII novels I've read.
Overall it felt real. Real people living through crisis after crisis, and each day determining what lines could be redrawn and which could not be crossed.
How do you choose what is right when every option will hurt you or your family? When you give your all for someone, but lose yourself, is it worth it? Are there mistakes you can't come back from even if given the chance?
There is a lot to grapple with in this story. I did learn new details about WWII and the Great Depression/Dust Bowl that are not touched on in other WWII novels I've read.
Overall it felt real. Real people living through crisis after crisis, and each day determining what lines could be redrawn and which could not be crossed.