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A review by dragoncrystal
Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is a historical fiction loosely based off a real individual assumed to be Cilka. It starts with her brief freedom from Auschwitz, only to immediately be thrown into a soviet prison camp and sentenced to live there for 15 years.
This story is put together from various accounts of what life was like in the soviet prison camps. It's shocking and hard to imagine individuals having already suffered years at german concentration camps, only to be thrown into sometimes worse conditions with the soviets.
Seeing this book as a collection of historical stories, facts, and both real and fictional characters, I highly recommend this read!
This story is put together from various accounts of what life was like in the soviet prison camps. It's shocking and hard to imagine individuals having already suffered years at german concentration camps, only to be thrown into sometimes worse conditions with the soviets.
Seeing this book as a collection of historical stories, facts, and both real and fictional characters, I highly recommend this read!