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faithemt's review against another edition
5.0
EXCELLENT debut novel. One of the BEST i've read set in WWII France.
the entire review can be found on my blog. If you head there, please leave a comment there!!
https://goldintheclouds-faith.blogspot.com/2021/08/2021-book-review-24-while-paris-slept.html
the entire review can be found on my blog. If you head there, please leave a comment there!!
https://goldintheclouds-faith.blogspot.com/2021/08/2021-book-review-24-while-paris-slept.html
riipaus's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
kelseyd_reads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
meghanlovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sarah621's review against another edition
Not great writing, stilted dialogue, couldn't get into it
sslovesbooks_1's review against another edition
4.0
1944 - Jean-Luc works on the French railway at a station that is taken over by the Germans who begin moving people from this station to special camps in the East. One morning he is handed a young baby by a woman who is being transported on the train and he decides to escape Paris and makes the journey with the baby and Charlotte for a new life in the USA.
sophieec's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
I enjoyed the first half of the book with the direct telling of both sets of characters stories.
The second half was slower paced and I found this harder to get through and it wasn’t the most enjoyable part of the book overall.
Loved Samuel’s adoptive family and exploring Sarah’s relationship with him. However I did find the explanation of Sarah’s part more monotone.
The second half was slower paced and I found this harder to get through and it wasn’t the most enjoyable part of the book overall.
Loved Samuel’s adoptive family and exploring Sarah’s relationship with him. However I did find the explanation of Sarah’s part more monotone.
santifelisse's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this book was all about the cruelty of Germans towards Jewish people who lived in France during WWII. But it was about family, how David and Sarah survived in the Auschwitz just thinking about their son being alive. It was a difficult decision for Sarah to give her baby to a stranger who was working for Germans. But she thought it was the right thing to do so she could save her baby from cruelty.
When I read the story, I realized how people could be cruel to someone if you give them power. History tells us about what happened in Auschwitz. How Jewish struggled when Germans tracked and hunted them to kill. I was thinking if I were in their shoes, I don't think I could survive. Imagine, being a Jewish was a crime that time. I asked myself, what if 'Christians' will be hunted down to persecute them, what would I do? Could I stand against my enemies or would I give up my faith just to spare myself?
Well, just questions and thoughts running in my head. Anyway, read this if you're into historical fiction and stories about family.
When I read the story, I realized how people could be cruel to someone if you give them power. History tells us about what happened in Auschwitz. How Jewish struggled when Germans tracked and hunted them to kill. I was thinking if I were in their shoes, I don't think I could survive. Imagine, being a Jewish was a crime that time. I asked myself, what if 'Christians' will be hunted down to persecute them, what would I do? Could I stand against my enemies or would I give up my faith just to spare myself?
Well, just questions and thoughts running in my head. Anyway, read this if you're into historical fiction and stories about family.