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Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
This book received rave reviews and I wanted to like it more than I did... The story is told in two parts, part one from "Queenie's" (a young woman of many names) point of view while she is imprisoned in a Nazi holding cell, and part two from Maddie's point of view in the French country side.
"Queenie's" story was a laborious read, and I figured the underlined portions would mean something eventually... Her story was told mostly as a novel (that she wrote), and I didn't find the voice to be genuine. Maddie's story was more straight forward (for reasons you'll understand while you're reading) and expressive in her love and concern for her dear friend.
It's hard to write this review without spoilers, and I don't want to give anything away to those that will enjoy this book. It wasn't a horrible book, and I did enjoy the friendship between the two young women as well as their strong character and breaking into roles that men usually carried, it just wasn't a story for me.
"Queenie's" story was a laborious read, and I figured the underlined portions would mean something eventually... Her story was told mostly as a novel (that she wrote), and I didn't find the voice to be genuine. Maddie's story was more straight forward (for reasons you'll understand while you're reading) and expressive in her love and concern for her dear friend.
It's hard to write this review without spoilers, and I don't want to give anything away to those that will enjoy this book. It wasn't a horrible book, and I did enjoy the friendship between the two young women as well as their strong character and breaking into roles that men usually carried, it just wasn't a story for me.