A review by hunterkat
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

emotional sad medium-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

4.0

Lilac Girls: 4/5
I think I would’ve appreciated it more as a nonfiction. Something where the stories of the Rabbits of Ravensbrück could be heard all together, and not the fictionalized version one that was told here. I also wish less time had been focused on Caroline’s fictional story. I do appreciate this book for introducing me to this horrific situation, as women during the Holocaust are not well represented. I had no idea that there was an all female concentration camp, and this book did a good job getting across the horror of what happened. 

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