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A review by natcatsbookishcafe
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
2.0
1.5 stars
I have to admit I could have DNF this book at any point and wouldn't have been left wondering what happened. I just never could fully invest in the story. If I have to hear the term "Dumme Schlampe" one more time, I'll lose my mind.
This book focuses on a very tiny part of the war, it doesn't discus the fighting or the internment camps, which is fine, not all WWII books need to include those things, but at the same time this book felt like it was just taking advantage of this time in history to tell a triggering story. Lots of the horrible things that happened seemed liked they were for shock factor and so I feel it didn't really honor the lives of those who suffered at the hands of the Reich.
The audiobook narrator did a good job, the story was good background noise.
TW: death of parent, discussion of discrimination and death of Jews, bullying, abuse of students, pedophilia, incest, murder of a person with autism.
I have to admit I could have DNF this book at any point and wouldn't have been left wondering what happened. I just never could fully invest in the story. If I have to hear the term "Dumme Schlampe" one more time, I'll lose my mind.
This book focuses on a very tiny part of the war, it doesn't discus the fighting or the internment camps, which is fine, not all WWII books need to include those things, but at the same time this book felt like it was just taking advantage of this time in history to tell a triggering story. Lots of the horrible things that happened seemed liked they were for shock factor and so I feel it didn't really honor the lives of those who suffered at the hands of the Reich.
The audiobook narrator did a good job, the story was good background noise.
TW: death of parent, discussion of discrimination and death of Jews, bullying, abuse of students, pedophilia, incest, murder of a person with autism.