A review by xcampuskiddo
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It's like a British Band of Brothers for World War I. Raw, compelling, unflinching, deeply researched, beautiful, and poignant. Does not feature either gaybaiting or queer trauma in the plot outside of the legal concerns/need to be discreet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Classism, Xenophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Confinement, and Medical content

Antisemitism is on the part of characters in the book who are not sympathetic; the author does not either explicitly or implicitly condone antisemitism. Xenophobia is related to one main character being German-British and facing suspicion by others, and to one character of color who faces implicit xenophobia.