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A review by felicityr
La ragazza del treno d'oro by Ayelet Waldman
4.0
I got my hands on a review copy of this book, and I am so glad I did. While I am sure it will be shelved in the "Holocaust book" section, it is really about how we create meaning and identity for ourselves out of physical objects, using the unprecedented rupture of people and their belongings in World War II as a fulcrum for examining this question from many different angles and in many different times and places (and it is not unaware of its own "use" of a terrible tragedy -- on the contrary, it it very aware and thoughtful about how we all do that, for good or bad).
All that said, it's not a novel of ideas as much as it is a series of love stories between characters who were familiar but surprising, and thoroughly engaged my interest and affection from the beginning. I enjoyed reading every page and wanted to read through to the end as much as I wanted it not to end. Highly recommended!
All that said, it's not a novel of ideas as much as it is a series of love stories between characters who were familiar but surprising, and thoroughly engaged my interest and affection from the beginning. I enjoyed reading every page and wanted to read through to the end as much as I wanted it not to end. Highly recommended!