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lainey_sherman3's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
violet_viper's review against another edition
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
This story was so beautiful, and it’s so important that as the number of people who can tell first hand accounts are dwindling, the horrors of the holocaust are still be told and immortalised.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
frispbabe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
av1010's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
katie_hutto's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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? N/A
4.25
amberjackonski's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
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
5.0
sherwoodreads's review
This is third of a series, but one can begin with this one, as I did.
The premise: Cibi, Magda and Livia were sisters, born in Vranov, Slovakia, where they lived with their mother, father and grandfather.
Then the Nazis came.
Their father got his daughters to promise they would always stay together and look out for one another. And they kept that promise.
This book serves as one of the reasons why I don't do stars. I don't like to read Holocaust fiction. I've read enough real history, both in English and German, to know plenty about the vastness of that tragedy. I really don't want to read fiction about it. This book was advertised as a story of how survivors found a new life in Israel.
I would have loved to read that book. But this is not that book. More than half the tale is set in the death camps. Then they go back to the ruins of their home, before at last setting out. It's well written, all too vivid, and clearly well researched. I'm sure there are the painful stories of real people at the substrate. But it's fiction, bringing nothing new about the suffering and horror.
I will not say that it's voyeuristic; I think there is a place for well-written books like this for younger readers than I who haven't learned much history. But I've read a lot of history. I've spoken to survivors. So I found the story more of a painful rehash of facts I've already known.
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The premise: Cibi, Magda and Livia were sisters, born in Vranov, Slovakia, where they lived with their mother, father and grandfather.
Then the Nazis came.
Their father got his daughters to promise they would always stay together and look out for one another. And they kept that promise.
This book serves as one of the reasons why I don't do stars. I don't like to read Holocaust fiction. I've read enough real history, both in English and German, to know plenty about the vastness of that tragedy. I really don't want to read fiction about it. This book was advertised as a story of how survivors found a new life in Israel.
I would have loved to read that book. But this is not that book. More than half the tale is set in the death camps. Then they go back to the ruins of their home, before at last setting out. It's well written, all too vivid, and clearly well researched. I'm sure there are the painful stories of real people at the substrate. But it's fiction, bringing nothing new about the suffering and horror.
I will not say that it's voyeuristic; I think there is a place for well-written books like this for younger readers than I who haven't learned much history. But I've read a lot of history. I've spoken to survivors. So I found the story more of a painful rehash of facts I've already known.
Copy provided by NetGalley
mainemum's review
5.0
Beautifully written. Unimaginable real life horrors. Cried off and on while reading.
creyno10's review
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0