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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
I couldn’t put this book down! I loved every second of it - the heartbreak, the anger, and the love. This book is based on Operation Paperclip which was created after WWII and german scientists were brought to American and forgiven for their war crimes. It follows the wife of one of the germans as well as one of the American wives. Truly loved how Kelly paints her stories and i’m exited to read another one of hers soon!
challenging
dark
emotional
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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While the title is misleading, the book is fantastic. The author did a great job about with tracking the good go Sofie’s life to the bad of Lizzie’s and then doing the opposite with Sofia facing the war and her guilt and Lizzie finding Calvin, they both loose themselves for their families. Sofia for her children and Lizzie for her brother. I’m a big fan of chapters switch POV, and even time periods. So I was a big fan of this book. There isn’t a set good and evil. Just two woman trying to do what they think is right and trying to protect their families.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
So good. Thought provoking and makes you uncomfortable, but in a good way.
Five stars - Another thought provided book from Kelly Rimmer, author of The Things we Cannot Say.
In the German Wife, Rimmer tackles a time after WW2 when the United States brought 1600 of the most valuable German Scientists and engineers to work for the US Space program in Operation Paperclip. Many of these men had honed their skills building rockets for the SS. They and there families were granted US citizenship and lived out their lives here.
Rimmer writes that these Germans felt that they were just following orders and if they didn't create these rockets for the SS their families would be killed. She then asks if there isn't a point where we are morally obliged to take a stand, whatever the cost.
Should the US government have erased the pasts of these war criminals? The book is well worth reading to ponder that question.
In the German Wife, Rimmer tackles a time after WW2 when the United States brought 1600 of the most valuable German Scientists and engineers to work for the US Space program in Operation Paperclip. Many of these men had honed their skills building rockets for the SS. They and there families were granted US citizenship and lived out their lives here.
Rimmer writes that these Germans felt that they were just following orders and if they didn't create these rockets for the SS their families would be killed. She then asks if there isn't a point where we are morally obliged to take a stand, whatever the cost.
Should the US government have erased the pasts of these war criminals? The book is well worth reading to ponder that question.
Absolutely loved every page of this book. If you are a WW2 historical fiction fan, this is your next favorite.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated