204 reviews for:

33 Place Brugmann

Alice Austen

3.9 AVERAGE

genevak's review

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

putnam39's review

5.0

emotional medium-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: No

drp13's review

4.25

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

mgodbole's review

3.5

slow-paced

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A different take on a WWII story. I liked the unique perspective but it was kind of slow on the uptake and not a ton happened 

dingadine's review

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Reading some other people's reviews on this made me second guess myself, but I'm sticking to my guns and saying I truly enjoyed this book. I appreciate and resonate with a philosophical tone, so while some of it definitely went over my head and there were some symbolic and imaginative moments I didn't really get, I enjoyed most of the abstract portions. I also liked the multiple POV storytelling and thought the author did a good job of making them all unique which minimized any confusion.

I wished at times that the chapters included some sort of date/year information so I could orient myself because I wasn't always sure how much time had passed. Additionally, some of the "men are the root of all problems" rhetoric felt shoehorned and tired. My final critique...

I can appreciate an open-ended conclusion and some loose ends, but things were a little too open-ended and nebulous for me. I wanted to know what happened to Julian, to the rest of the Raphaels, to Charlotte & her baby. I wanted to hear more from Esther. What about Harry? I guess I'll never know.

kell_bell_'s review

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

sound_choices's review

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

doctor_g's review

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meghanbeebe's review

4.0

medium-paced

cather3's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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