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Three Sisters by Heather Morris

6 reviews

amyhab's review

dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Child death, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Hate crime, War, Racial slurs, Murder, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Grief

butle2em's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

ravensandlace's review

dark hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Title: Three Sisters
Author: Heather Morris
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: hardback library book
Series:  The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Star Rating: 3 stars

tw: potential death, antisemitism, assault, verbal abuse, holocaust horrors, death by fire, mentions of hanging

Apperently I am on a kick where I read books based on true stories. I swear I didn’t purposely do it. It just happened. I get a little crazy when I get to a library. I just see books and grab as many as I can. But unfortunately, this book was okay. Not one of the strongest in this series. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed it but it was just okay. 

I’ll start out with the strong points. I appreciate that this book is in the present tense. There aren’t a lot of books that do that and do it well, like this book. It makes you feel like you are right there with the main characters. I also enjoyed the tie-ins with the other characters from the first two books. Well, not tie-ins per se but they were mentioned in the book, which was fun to see. But don’t worry, you don’t have to read the first two to understand this one. They are only just briefly mentioned as the women knew them. 

There is a strong theme of family is everything in this book. Cibi is the definition of what it means to be a big sister and the sacrifices you make as the oldest. She certainly didn’t have to go with her sister to the camp but she did anyway because she loves her siblings. I related to Cibi as I am a big sister myself. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for my siblings. I will protect them at all costs.

While there certainly is a lot of emotion in this book, oftentimes the writing felt stilted. The characters talked very stiltedly and without any true emotion. I don't know if that is due to the translation or what. I know that sometimes emotions get lost in the translation from the native language to English. I felt so awful for the sisters and what happened to them in the camp and outside of it but the way this was written at times kind of took me out of it. 

Overall, this was a lovely addition to the series. I feel like this series could end here and that would be fine with me. Despite some of the complaints I had about this book, I still enjoyed it, and left a lasting impression on me. I can’t wait to see what else this author has in store for us. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Genocide, Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, War, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

evaag_2796's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Murder, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

goldyyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Antisemitism, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: War and Suicide attempt

kshertz's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this authors books. Taking real Holocaust stories and telling them in a way where they melded with fiction. The Tattooist of Auschwitz will always hold a special place. I love and appreciate that she told this story of three sisters that also made it out alive. It’s sad and hard and real. I appreciate her focus also on what happened when it was all over for survivors. Excellent perspective and important 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia