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A review by mrsmeganheinen
House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon
4.0
Because I read so much historical fiction and centered around WWII at that, I can tend to feel like I’ve “read it all” and that there can’t be another angle I have yet to experience. Boy oh boy, did this book prove me wrong! I so appreciated what my eyes were opened up to like the Dutch Jewish life and more on the Holocaust from this interesting, harrowing perspective. Even just the setting of Amsterdam had me so invested and picking up so much along the way.
I think the ultimate highlight here was the writing for me! The pacing was a bit slow and things took a while to unfold, yet I still flew through the short chapters and appreciated the unique way that they were woven together between Yoel’s thoughts, his research of the book, and present day. The writing itself was simply stunning and I couldn’t get enough of the lyrical feel of it. I will say it took me a minute to get used to the writing style with no quotation marks used, but it didn’t take long for it to not bother be anymore and I found it to add yet another special element to the book.
This was such a compelling, character-driven story that truly left its mark on me. I can definitely say I won’t be forgetting the experience of reading this wonderful, honest, moving book anytime soon, and will be recommending it to all historical fiction fans!
I think the ultimate highlight here was the writing for me! The pacing was a bit slow and things took a while to unfold, yet I still flew through the short chapters and appreciated the unique way that they were woven together between Yoel’s thoughts, his research of the book, and present day. The writing itself was simply stunning and I couldn’t get enough of the lyrical feel of it. I will say it took me a minute to get used to the writing style with no quotation marks used, but it didn’t take long for it to not bother be anymore and I found it to add yet another special element to the book.
This was such a compelling, character-driven story that truly left its mark on me. I can definitely say I won’t be forgetting the experience of reading this wonderful, honest, moving book anytime soon, and will be recommending it to all historical fiction fans!