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sadienewell 's review for:
The Bookbinder
by Pip Williams
Thank you, NetGalley, for an advance copy of this book! The following views and opinions are solely mine.
Books about books will forever be my favorite kind. There are some really amazing things in here that I loved:
1. The Dictionary of Lost Words is woven in, some characters overlap.
2. The war was such a great part of the story. The communicated loss, loving a refugee, opening up your home and heart to people you’ve never met…that was so well done. Pip really excels here.
3. I caught myself at a jaded moment in the book - midway when she faints in the bindery when people are starting to get sick with the flu, and I was like “ughhh of course she’s pregnant. Of COURSE we had to write this in.” IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN SHE IS NOT! I was so happy to see what could only be described as a strong female lead. Peggy is her sister’s caretaker while still grieving her mother, going through the trauma of being part of the wartime efforts in her town, wanting SO MUCH MORE FOR HERSELF and being unable to go after it because of her economic status.
I felt so proud of Peggy in the end, and I truly loved the love story between her and Bastiaan. It was so unconventional for the time - she truly loves a man but knows she has to put herself first, and pursues the one thing and they STILL find their way to come back to each other…so beautiful.
Tilda. She will forever have my heart. How wonderfully whole and complex is she, even as a minor character? I love her storyline, her character arc, her complete human-ness.
Keep the tissues near, dear readers. This one is so incredibly…human.
Books about books will forever be my favorite kind. There are some really amazing things in here that I loved:
1. The Dictionary of Lost Words is woven in, some characters overlap.
2. The war was such a great part of the story. The communicated loss, loving a refugee, opening up your home and heart to people you’ve never met…that was so well done. Pip really excels here.
3. I caught myself at a jaded moment in the book - midway when she faints in the bindery when people are starting to get sick with the flu, and I was like “ughhh of course she’s pregnant. Of COURSE we had to write this in.” IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN SHE IS NOT! I was so happy to see what could only be described as a strong female lead. Peggy is her sister’s caretaker while still grieving her mother, going through the trauma of being part of the wartime efforts in her town, wanting SO MUCH MORE FOR HERSELF and being unable to go after it because of her economic status.
I felt so proud of Peggy in the end, and I truly loved the love story between her and Bastiaan. It was so unconventional for the time - she truly loves a man but knows she has to put herself first, and pursues the one thing and they STILL find their way to come back to each other…so beautiful.
Tilda. She will forever have my heart. How wonderfully whole and complex is she, even as a minor character? I love her storyline, her character arc, her complete human-ness.
Keep the tissues near, dear readers. This one is so incredibly…human.