Reviews

Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

sisbill's review

informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

2.25

Bookmiser

book_darner's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jsegaloff's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Pretty amazing story until the end. I was terribly disappointed that the two women missed out on 50 years of friendship and just can't imagine that one of them would not have looked up the family of the other.

laurniedoone's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

machenn's review

adventurous sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nb61's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

dbestrnbsw's review

5.0

A Vivid Piece of Little Known History

This incredible work of historic fiction brings to life the lives of a very special group of Red Cross women who served right along side the GIs of WWII. Manning cumbersome vehicles known as Clubmobiles, they served front line soldiers coffee, donuts and endless hours of support and empathy. The novel follows closely the route the author's mother and her fellow comrades took across Europe and across time. Each character is vividly drawn (wether from fact or fiction), each scene cinematic. A must read!

chri5ti's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

skynet666's review against another edition

3.0

I don’t know why, maybe it was the audio version, but this seemed more like a documentary in which someone was telling a story instead of getting each character’s feelings and perspective. Because of that, I didn’t really care about the characters.

marissa_reads24's review

5.0

This book was so good! It was such an amazing story of a couple of women going through the war and coming back together in the end! I loved it and definitely recommend it!