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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
Such glimmers of really good in here...just didn't send me over the moon.
Quite good, though the ending was a bit Pollyanna-ish for me....
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I found myself crying, laughing and YELLING IN ANGER at various times during this book. I loved it.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok book but found the characters shallow and hard to connect with. Guessed Aurek wasn’t Silvanas son early on in the book
An interesting book that certainly doesn't shy away from the horrors of world war ii. But the writing was hokey at times and the characters didnt always ring true. The hole thing paled in comparison to what was my next read, another post world war ii book called Next to Love.
emotional
sad
This is the story of a Polish family, Janusz, his wife Silvana and their sone Aurek, torn apart by from each other at the start of World War II. Required by law to join the Polish army, Janusz is on a train that is attacked by the Luftwaffe on his way to join his regiment. He hides, injured, in a ditch, and the train leaves without him. He ends up living alone in a small cabin in the woods, until he is warned that the enemy is approaching and he is not longer safe there. He leaves, and stays in a variety of safe houses until he finally makes it to England.
Silvana and Aurek are living in a apartment in Warsaw until German soldiers are billeted there. One of them rapes Silvana and she takes her son and leaves, heading for a nearby forest where they spend the rest of the war living.
At the end of the war, Silvana and Aurek are located in a refugee camp and travel to England to join Janusz, who has been living there for a number of years now, and needless to say, has cheated on Silvana, not knowing if she were dead or alive.
The story of their wartime experiences and the reuniting in England afterwards is told in alternating chapters, each telling their own story. These are harrowing experiences, yet I never really connected to either character. On the whole, I was very disappointed by this book and although I think the writing was wonderful but the story and characters left a lot to be desired.
Silvana and Aurek are living in a apartment in Warsaw until German soldiers are billeted there. One of them rapes Silvana and she takes her son and leaves, heading for a nearby forest where they spend the rest of the war living.
At the end of the war, Silvana and Aurek are located in a refugee camp and travel to England to join Janusz, who has been living there for a number of years now, and needless to say, has cheated on Silvana, not knowing if she were dead or alive.
The story of their wartime experiences and the reuniting in England afterwards is told in alternating chapters, each telling their own story. These are harrowing experiences, yet I never really connected to either character. On the whole, I was very disappointed by this book and although I think the writing was wonderful but the story and characters left a lot to be desired.