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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Beautifully written book. Had me crying sad tears, happy tears, and everything in between. A story of resilience and starting over. I cannot recommend enough.
Like most I enjoyed this book. I appreciated it showing the struggle of Germans who were against the Reich but unaware of what options they had without risking their lives. On the flip side it did a good job of showing what was happening in America in the lead up of WWII and the struggles that were faced without any sort of option to change what was happening.
It is well written and does a wonderful job of making you think about the choices people faced. It also poses the questions of whether or not we should have allowed so many German scientists into the US after the war. A very thought provoking book that was easy to read and focused on a maybe less typical area of the WWII genre
It is well written and does a wonderful job of making you think about the choices people faced. It also poses the questions of whether or not we should have allowed so many German scientists into the US after the war. A very thought provoking book that was easy to read and focused on a maybe less typical area of the WWII genre
3.5. Enjoyable but nothing earth shattering. Loved the different perspectives and that it wasn’t the same as every other WWII historical fiction book out there though.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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!
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Honestly full of impossible decisions and unimaginable horrors. While this wasn’t my favorite of favorites, I was really intrigued by, and grateful for, the perspective of Sofie.