Reviews - The Goddess of Warsaw

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The Goddess of Warsaw

Lisa Barr

4.24 AVERAGE

indigoswirl's review against another edition

4.0

Good plot, moved well, decent writing, and a satisfying ending. The prose was a little florid and overwrought in some places, but overall a good and fast-moving WWII fiction.

nicinny's review

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

snickermyers's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

liddlbit7's review

4.5

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

jsilfen924's review against another edition

5.0

The Goddess of Warsaw is a captivating historical fiction read that follows the untold story of Hollywood star Lena Browning aka Bina Blonski, a Polish Jew who survived the Warsaw Ghetto. The writing was exquisite, the characters were well-developed, and even though I read a lot of Holocaust fiction, I found this to be a unique perspective.

Barr dives into the choices that people make in impossible situations, what one will do to save those they love, and has you contemplate whether you can just move on from the perils of the past without repercussions. When reading Barrs descriptions about Jewish life I got chills.

Read if interested in:
-WWII fiction
-Jewish history
-Suspense
-Hollywood movie making

Thank you Harprer Perrenial for the ARC! Pub 5/12