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A review by fpwoper
Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I would have enjoyed this book more if it cut off around page 200 or so. The most impactful scenes in the book are in there, and I felt like the author lost me around 2/3rds into this book. Up to that point, I was very intrigued and I felt like it was one of the better WW2 books I've read (it's not my favourite genre anyway), but the final 100 pages dragged on.
I did like the perspective, at the start. Kind of hard to see how easily someone is radicalised when school is involved too, and I wish that was the focus of this book instead. The ending with Elsa and life after the war detracted from the impact this book had on me at the start.
Still, decent book. Just skip the final 100 pages.
I did like the perspective, at the start. Kind of hard to see how easily someone is radicalised when school is involved too, and I wish that was the focus of this book instead. The ending with Elsa and life after the war detracted from the impact this book had on me at the start.
Still, decent book. Just skip the final 100 pages.