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michaela_lubbers 's review for:
The Goddess of Warsaw
by Lisa Barr
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's like watching a train wreck. You can't look away. It's tremendously well-written. It's gut-wrenching. I listened to at least a quarter of the book while wincing. I got actual, literal chills a few times. I dry sobbed on a handful of occasions, which I felt was deeply appropriate, given that the main character spends quite a bit of time discussing her inability to cry.
This is a brutal, painful book. It depicts a brutal, painful time - in a surprisingly approachable way. It's not something that just anyone is going to want to read. For those who do, I highly recommend you consider your headspace before undertaking it. This is not The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (ugh). This is not even Elie Wiesel's Night.
I found it a deeply rewarding read. The ending is satisfying, down deep in your bones, because of the horrors in the first sections. I'm wary of Shoah fiction, for a number of reasons, but this deeply researched book with a Jewish main cast, written by a Jewish author, overcomes my wariness. It's awful and wonderful and you should read it...if you can stomach it.
This is a brutal, painful book. It depicts a brutal, painful time - in a surprisingly approachable way. It's not something that just anyone is going to want to read. For those who do, I highly recommend you consider your headspace before undertaking it. This is not The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (ugh). This is not even Elie Wiesel's Night.
I found it a deeply rewarding read. The ending is satisfying, down deep in your bones, because of the horrors in the first sections. I'm wary of Shoah fiction, for a number of reasons, but this deeply researched book with a Jewish main cast, written by a Jewish author, overcomes my wariness. It's awful and wonderful and you should read it...if you can stomach it.