Scan barcode
emilyburton's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The ending emotion was absolutely there. Daniel himself is a very likeable character
The significance of music in the book - a theme that I haven’t really seen before in this type of fiction executed really well
An unromanticised look into concentration camps
Things I didn’t like as much:
Freund and Bronislaw as characters felt too similar to me
Too many background characters that had a similar function
I wish we’d had more time with characters who died cos I think it would have made it even more emotional ( although I understand what the author was going for)
A little too flowery prose for my taste but if you like super descriptive books you’ll like this
Too much telling for my liking - a lot of this book is narration.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Child death and Murder