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busy_bee's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This book was a brick, and it felt like a bigger brick than it actually was. This took me literal MONTHS to get through, and finishing it feels like a weight off my chest. This isn't to say it's a bad book, because overall I enjoyed parts of the story, but there were large chunks where I would get bored and forget what I had read, so I fear that any summary I could give would be missing a lot of things. I liked the last 200 pages the most. I expected a family drama saga, but instead i got a semi-historical fiction WWII piece mixed with family history. I wish I had gotten more connected to the characters, but a lot of them just felt flat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Miscarriage, War, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness
Minor: Animal death
armartel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Forced institutionalization
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