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A review by sansksksksk
Delayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee Koe
3.0
it was,, fine
i liked anna may and marlene and have absolutely no idea why i was supposed to care about or sympathise with a nazi actress. maybe im missing the point but i dont sympathise with leni at all? people died bc of hitler and i dont care nearly enough about her idea of ~art~ to be invested in leni.
my favourite lil idea in the book was that an orangutan has the key to the basement of leipzig zoo. i loved that- i thought it was so pretty and painful at once
yea i love glamour historical fiction but this was not it, too much dull not enough glamour and fun and whimsy with a touch of political turmoil for me. i wasnt ever intrigued to read more or keep reading
nevertheless anna may and marlene dietrich as starlets sounds gorgeous and id have preferred if this was about them (though ik leni and marlene are stated to be foils but from a pure enjoyment perspective, big no frm me)
i liked anna may and marlene and have absolutely no idea why i was supposed to care about or sympathise with a nazi actress. maybe im missing the point but i dont sympathise with leni at all? people died bc of hitler and i dont care nearly enough about her idea of ~art~ to be invested in leni.
my favourite lil idea in the book was that an orangutan has the key to the basement of leipzig zoo. i loved that- i thought it was so pretty and painful at once
yea i love glamour historical fiction but this was not it, too much dull not enough glamour and fun and whimsy with a touch of political turmoil for me. i wasnt ever intrigued to read more or keep reading
nevertheless anna may and marlene dietrich as starlets sounds gorgeous and id have preferred if this was about them (though ik leni and marlene are stated to be foils but from a pure enjoyment perspective, big no frm me)