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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-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:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-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:
No
I’m in a huge reading slump so I’m reading my mom’s books.
This was fine, totally middle of the road. I wasn’t super impressed by the writing, there were times that the style distracted me from the book. The plot, especially Olivia’s, was interesting. Olivia could’ve had a whole book all her own. Kristin had much less to do but I suppose that’s true for all the Westerners.
The iron curtain is super interesting and such a crazy time in history. It’s hard to believe that the wall only came down 45 years ago. Reading a semi first hand experience of what life was like was interesting.
This was fine, totally middle of the road. I wasn’t super impressed by the writing, there were times that the style distracted me from the book. The plot, especially Olivia’s, was interesting. Olivia could’ve had a whole book all her own. Kristin had much less to do but I suppose that’s true for all the Westerners.
The iron curtain is super interesting and such a crazy time in history. It’s hard to believe that the wall only came down 45 years ago. Reading a semi first hand experience of what life was like was interesting.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-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:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Infertility, Colonisation
Minor: Abortion
This book was exactly what I needed after The Midwife of Auschwitz. It was beautifully written, with a compelling story that shed light on a lesser-known part of history for me. However, because of my limited knowledge of the Berlin Wall, it made it a bit hard to follow at times, which is why I gave it four stars. The epilogue alone made the read worth it though. It was a perfect full-circle moment!
emotional
medium-paced