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A review by hebgraham
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
2.0
I hate to be harsh but this book just isn’t it. If you’re interested in the topic I’d read Lilac Girls, Alice Network, or The Nightingale.
The issues I had: little description or care for the protagonists Jewish identity, the mother character who refused to understand the war (I really thought it would be revealed she had memory loss or the protagonist would realize her mother was verbally abusive?), the centralization of the romance, the difference between the synopsis and the actual story, etc.
I finished it because while I didn’t enjoy it, I wanted to be able to compare it to the others I’ve read with similar storylines and settings.
The issues I had: little description or care for the protagonists Jewish identity, the mother character who refused to understand the war (I really thought it would be revealed she had memory loss or the protagonist would realize her mother was verbally abusive?), the centralization of the romance, the difference between the synopsis and the actual story, etc.
I finished it because while I didn’t enjoy it, I wanted to be able to compare it to the others I’ve read with similar storylines and settings.