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33 Place Brugmann

Alice Austen

3.9 AVERAGE

brit91718's review

3.25
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

dasundbe's review

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

Not for me

kristin_h_reads's review

4.0
dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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jlsabel's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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
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bridgetoc's review

4.0
dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

heatherpgb's review

4.0
dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very much enjoyed the audio book, cast of actors helped differentiate all the characters. Dark and inspiring as it told the story, many moments made me reflect on actions today. I
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: Yes

Saving piece was how the end came together to tie the characters in, but was also bummed by the ending. Also found a lot of the plot lines and characters hard to follow, was too busy. 
challenging sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clschomaker's review

3.5
reflective
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hiraeth18's review

4.75
dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A great read.
Based in Brussels during WWII, it follows the inhabitants of one apartment building and their relationships.
The narrative is timely, touching on who stands up to bad actors in government when the laws no longer protect everyone, and in fact, directly harm others.
Who is willing to go along to get along, and who will be part of the resistance.

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