A review by iconoclasticgentleman
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Somehow i found Herta's thread to be the most compelling. Riley does a good job reflecting how insidious the Nazi ideology is and how the Germans felt their grievances after WW1 were justified. Still horrifying, though. 

Definitely picked up once I got 1/3 of the way through or so. Caroline Ferriday seems like an amazing woman, but her romance with Paul was the weakest part of the book. 
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