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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
German wife
It was a little slow in some parts but overall it was an interesting read. Sometimes I felt like it doubled down on sofies guilt.
I loved Lizzie’s ending.
It was a little slow in some parts but overall it was an interesting read. Sometimes I felt like it doubled down on sofies guilt.
I loved Lizzie’s ending.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Doesn't live up to The Things We Cannot Say.... I think German Wife would be worth re-reading, but just really didn't feel Warsaw Orphan
Another raw and real book by Kelly rimmer. Her books are draw you in and are so relatable. This story brought all sides into play, making you really empathize and question both sides of the equation. The book told such a captivation story, through time, and through the lense of 2 complete opposites in time.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was fine. However I really loathe when historic fiction authors use modern vernacular, inventions that didn’t exist, and have the characters act in a way that wasn’t accurate for that time period. It feels lazy, and like they didn’t properly researching before writing. It makes the story feel unrealistic and false.
This was a fascinating book. One of my favorites of the year. All of the characters were likable but were flawed to where you just didn't quite know what to think of them and their choices and actions. A definite 5 star book for me.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Operation Paperclip is a fascinating chapter in US History. The idea that the US government would be willing to bring Nazi scientists to live in our country - many of them actual, very complicit, Nazi Party members - and wipe their records so no one would ever know the history these men had, so we could use them to further our own scientific advances, is shocking but ultimately not surprising. (Since when have we ever been above using the end to justify any means necessary?) Still, it is hard to wrap your mind around.
It is an uncomfortable reality that there were those in the upper levels of the Nazi Party who arrived their not fully by their own choice. Some of those men were part of the scientists who came to America with Operation Paperclip and were given a home, a new past, a future, and American citizenship. In The German Wife, Rimmer explores the questions - where is the line between being forced into something you never wanted, and making a conscious choice? When do you become fully complicit? And in the aftermath, what kind of life do you deserve to be able to live?
I felt vaguely uncomfortable while I read The German Wife. I found myself drawn to the characters, liking them, wanting them to be okay, while also being unable to deny the horrors they were a part of. Reading Rimmer's Author's Note, I think you are supposed to be uncomfortable. Sofie's chapters were riveting; Lizzie's were less so and her character not as strong, yet they provided an important counterpoint in the story. A fascinating novel, and well worth the read.
It is an uncomfortable reality that there were those in the upper levels of the Nazi Party who arrived their not fully by their own choice. Some of those men were part of the scientists who came to America with Operation Paperclip and were given a home, a new past, a future, and American citizenship. In The German Wife, Rimmer explores the questions - where is the line between being forced into something you never wanted, and making a conscious choice? When do you become fully complicit? And in the aftermath, what kind of life do you deserve to be able to live?
I felt vaguely uncomfortable while I read The German Wife. I found myself drawn to the characters, liking them, wanting them to be okay, while also being unable to deny the horrors they were a part of. Reading Rimmer's Author's Note, I think you are supposed to be uncomfortable. Sofie's chapters were riveting; Lizzie's were less so and her character not as strong, yet they provided an important counterpoint in the story. A fascinating novel, and well worth the read.