A review by ccpprrjj
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was. . .a really interesting book.  I think it was technically a really well written book that explores a facet of history that I haven't heard much about.  I really enjoyed Baxter's character.  He's a dorky sweetheart who's good with kids and really needs sleep.  The book also captured the feeling of sleep deprivation and fear and hopelessness and infinite work really well.  It was hard to read about the characters getting so beaten down, but it was also important.  The dialogue and pacing are what made it hard for me to get into the book.  It kind of dragged and I wasn't super interested in anything that was happening with the characters other than Baxter.  And the dialogue formatting was a little hard for me to read and created a bit of distance between me and the characters that tends to lessen my enjoyment of books.  This book isn't what I typically read and it wasn't really what I was expecting, which is probably why I didn't like it all that much.  It was still a good book, though.