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Three Sisters by Heather Morris

3 reviews

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

As always Heather Morris didn’t fail.  I adore every book she puts out.  Historical fiction based off of real events, leaving you feeling so connected to the individuals and their pasts.  

This is the third book of hers I have read, all of which had characters orienting around Auschwitz-Birkenau. From the tattooist. To the girl placed in charge of the death hut.  To this one which follows three Jewish sisters and their experiences of what happened to them during and after the war.  

Against all odds they survived. With the informative history in the authors notes informing us that many of them lived a long long life. One of the original sisters actually still being alive as I read this. 

I read this at an interesting time, with the Palestine and Israeli conflict going on right now and the genocide of Palestinians and the deaths of innocent civilians on both sides it really opens your eyes to how they just kind of entered Palestine to set up Israel. I certainly do not know enough about the history and will 100% learn more once I have the time to, but as much as I can understand Jewish communities wanting a safe space the way this book shows them simply taking and developing it on their own doesn’t sit right and i definitely intend to read more to understand how this happened to Palestine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Violence, Excrement, Child death, Genocide, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Murder, Colonisation, Death of parent, Suicide, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Deportation, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Vomit, War, Torture, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Antisemitism

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

book_bear's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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 liked this book, but I didn't love it. It seemed to drag on in places. My favorite of Heather Morris's books is "Cilka's Journey." This one just felt alittle too long, like it kept going where it didn't need to. I loved the overall story and the sisters' promise to each other. The beginning was very good! I just felt that the ending went on and on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Police brutality and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts