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The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck

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drbatfcc's review against another edition

5.0

A friend once commented that I seem to mainly read historical fiction about WWII. That is certainly not the only thing I read, but I see why she thought this. I have read many books about this era. This book is excellent. It is highly engaging and tells a story of WWII that I knew very little about. I am in awe of the bravery of the woman featured in this book and all who helped with the Resistance.

ecb_15's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Inspiring to read as a woman.

terig's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

yeli_yeli's review against another edition

1.0

My respect and admiration goes out to all the real people these characters were based on, but I really did not enjoy this book at all. Everything was told instead of shown. Things fell flat, and I felt nothing for any of the characters.

hayleym24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

heyaquarius's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

jager123's review against another edition

4.0

Featuring some amazing women from the French Resistance, The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck is just alittle different in all the right ways. I’ve read alot of these books over the last 18 months and I wasn’t sure how I felt about this one until I finished it. The story was engaging. The characters felt genuine. But the tempo felt off kilter and elements of the story lacked believability. But the main character, based on an American who was recruited by the SOE, slowly worked her way in to my heart. Her obvious PTSD, courage, loyalty to her people and desperation to play a part in defeating the Nazis made her someone I would buy a drink for. Gotta love someone who when told to go have a sleep on a day in 1944 just after D day responds that she hasn’t slept since 1940 and keeps going. This is a story about war. Of sacrifice. Of secrets. It is a love story. The love for a country other than your own. The love for friends, colleagues. Love for self. Beautiful.

smalltownbookmom's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed this fictionalized WWII story based on the actual life of Virginia Hall - an American spy with an amputated foot, who worked for the SOE (Special Operations Executive) - a secret British organization that operated during WWII to help support the resistance efforts across Europe. Her story is incredibly inspiring - the number of people's lives she helped to save all while operating undercover, with a significant disability and hiding the fact that she was Jewish! Natasha Lester called this the one WWII book to read this year - I'm not sure if I would go that far - The rose code and Our darkest nights are still number one and two respectively for me right now - but it is definitely a great read. Recommended for any WWII historical fiction lovers or fans of A woman of no importance (another book about Virginia Hall). Anyone wanting to read about more real life WWII women spies should also check out Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon or Code name Lise by Larry Loftis - two books about American spy Nancy Wake.

kdurham2's review against another edition

3.0

Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings

Virginia Hall was an American embedded in France who eventually became well known for her way to get much needed supplies to the resistance fighters hoping to rid their towns of the Nazi regime.

The thing that I liked about this book was the different perspective of this war that has been written about time and time again. Seeing the resistance fighters up close and personal and finding out the work that went in to get them supplies and to keep all of the things hidden was so interesting. Knowing before starting this book that the main character was based on fact made reading her story so much more impactful.