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4.57 AVERAGE
4.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
wounds heal. love lasts. we remain.
(aka, what can I say that hasn’t already been said?)
(aka, what can I say that hasn’t already been said?)
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
A new favorite
Many tears shed in this magnificent story but without a doubt worth it
Many tears shed in this magnificent story but without a doubt worth it
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
This is probably a very good book, I am just not in the right headspace to consume it.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I went into this book knowing nothing—all I knew is it was highly rated and revered. This book was incredibly captivating and gave me a new perspective on World War II, from the French side of things. Kristen Hannah weaves the stories of two vastly different sisters and their families through the many years of the Holocaust using incredible imagery and dialogue. The characters are flawed in a believable way—I appreciated both sisters and all the people they were connected with because Hannah wrote them so well. The dialogue was strong, raw, and felt like real transcripts. The language barriers and the switching from French to German accents and wording was brilliantly executed. What an incredibly well-written book about loss, pain, grief, family, and love.
This book is definitely over hyped. It was fine. The last quarter of the book was more interesting than the first three quarters. It kinda felt like self insert WW2 fanfic. I did enjoy the ending, but I spent a lot of time rolling my eyes at some of the writing.
It loses stars because of the way the author dehumanizes poor refugees and fat people. Every fat character was like some kind of stereotype and she spent way to much time describing their bodies in a way that felt seeped in vitriol.
It loses stars because of the way the author dehumanizes poor refugees and fat people. Every fat character was like some kind of stereotype and she spent way to much time describing their bodies in a way that felt seeped in vitriol.