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Postkaart

Anne Berest

4.39 AVERAGE

krispet's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kaaaarli's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

patty_deeks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative mysterious reflective 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: No

matcha_cat's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, War

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy

justjadey's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ronniereadstoday's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jacksonhicks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

martynamicha's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad medium-paced

violette_89's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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Too sad

emilytrnr's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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: No

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I read this for a book club, and if not for that I don’t know if I would have finished. The first 40% or so is gut-wrenching tragic, and it’s not really clear where things are going except that it feels like it will somehow get unthinkably worse. Just before the halfway point, the narrative switches to a pursuit of lost family history and weaving together more of the author’s past. Ultimately I think there are some interesting themes of family history, inherited trauma/traits, namesakes, along with establishing the danger of government propaganda and “othering” people based on a few loud people’s preferences (feels especially pertinent in the current political climate). The first section is just so hard to get through emotionally that it would drive some readers away.

Led to a fruitful book club discussion.