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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-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
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Phenomenal in its depth and richness. “The Simultaneity of Instants” were among the most amazing two pages of any book I have read.
I love the alternating points of view. A beautiful world created about a dark time.
a bit of a hard read but beautifully written. I wish wish wish Warren didn't die. It almost felt like he was killed off for no reason, but that may just be my bias speaking.
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
i really liked this book, but found the end a little anti-climatic. once werner saved marie-laure, i had hopes they would meet again, but was willing to accept that their paths might not cross again; given that this was a book about WWII and not necessarily a love story. but for him to get super sick but then get better, only to walk out on a landmine seemed tragically underwhelming. and then the last few chapters summing up what happened to everyone was good, but not quite as satisfying as i wanted. especially once volkheimer tracked down werner's sister jutta to give her his stuff, and she in turn tracked down marie-laure to return the model house, i wanted more from their reunion. marie-laure didn't even mention that werner had saved her life! that felt like it needed to be said, since jutta clearly thought werner had taken the house from her.
the group rape seem of jutta, frau elana and the twins right at the end of the war almost felt unnecessarily cruel. and i get it, war is awful, but still...
i was confused why marie-laure put the house in the grotto, but then gave werner the key to the grotto. and why did he go back and get it? and what was his thought process as he tossed the precious blue diamond into the ocean but put the key back in the model house and then held on to it?
i was also confused about the last scene with poor frederick. after the owl came, he seemed to regain some sense of consciousness? i guess that't the positive spin i'm going with.
the group rape seem of jutta, frau elana and the twins right at the end of the war almost felt unnecessarily cruel. and i get it, war is awful, but still...
i was confused why marie-laure put the house in the grotto, but then gave werner the key to the grotto. and why did he go back and get it? and what was his thought process as he tossed the precious blue diamond into the ocean but put the key back in the model house and then held on to it?
i was also confused about the last scene with poor frederick. after the owl came, he seemed to regain some sense of consciousness? i guess that't the positive spin i'm going with.