4.39 AVERAGE

emotional inspiring sad fast-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
adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Wow! This book is a serious read but powerful and gripping. I got the book from the library in 2 versions (e-book and audiobook) and then got my hands on a physical copy as it was a slow read for me and my library copies kept expiring. By the end, I couldn’t put it down and I cried several times.

I wish there had been a cast of characters at the beginning. Since I started an e-book form, I didn’t realize there was a family tree until I got my hands on the real physical copy.

Highly recommend this for anyone who is a fan of historical fiction

Loved this. It had been in my list for a while. Kept reminding myself “this was a real family”!!! Still need to watch it
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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 informative sad tense slow-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

3.5
Another heartbreaking story of a family torn apart in WW2. A few too many characters to truly connect with each one’s story.
dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Excellent. Excellent in history, excellent in organization, excellent in making the unimaginable imaginable. It is not entertainment, it is testimony.

Am Israel Chai.