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A review by wildc
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
3.0
I know comparisons are odious but compared to All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, the writing in this book felt poor and the characters unidimensional.
That said, the author was brave at tackling the subject and I learned a lot I hadn't known previously about how France came to be occupied in the Second World War and the hardships and deprivations (in some cases near starvation) that the French endured as a result.
Also interesting, was the difference between the behaviour and attitude of the normal German soldiers who originally occupied France and those of the SS who followed later.
That said, the author was brave at tackling the subject and I learned a lot I hadn't known previously about how France came to be occupied in the Second World War and the hardships and deprivations (in some cases near starvation) that the French endured as a result.
Also interesting, was the difference between the behaviour and attitude of the normal German soldiers who originally occupied France and those of the SS who followed later.