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A review by oleezz
The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy
3.0
3.6 rounding down tho…
I chose to read this book bc i wanted to see Casablanca in the eyes of a writer vs what I experienced. Definitely more glorified in the book but it was a very pretty way to look at it. The writing is unique from 12yr old josie’s POV as a French refuge in Casablanca during WWII and her family being involved w the French resistance was quite interesting. The other POV was from zoe, an expat wife, who found josies journal and is in “present day”. I didn’t find myself actually desiring to finish this book and considered it being my first DNF novel but the reviews are so good tht I stuck w it. The last 50-30 pages were definitely the most captivating and drama filled than the rest of the book. A good historical fiction but i just personally find it as interesting as the “keeper of happy endings” which had a similar style of storytelling. Tbh I think it’s missing an element of romance. The ending was rlly good tho!
I chose to read this book bc i wanted to see Casablanca in the eyes of a writer vs what I experienced. Definitely more glorified in the book but it was a very pretty way to look at it. The writing is unique from 12yr old josie’s POV as a French refuge in Casablanca during WWII and her family being involved w the French resistance was quite interesting. The other POV was from zoe, an expat wife, who found josies journal and is in “present day”. I didn’t find myself actually desiring to finish this book and considered it being my first DNF novel but the reviews are so good tht I stuck w it. The last 50-30 pages were definitely the most captivating and drama filled than the rest of the book. A good historical fiction but i just personally find it as interesting as the “keeper of happy endings” which had a similar style of storytelling. Tbh I think it’s missing an element of romance. The ending was rlly good tho!