Reviews tagging 'War'

Memórias de uma Vida em Guerra by Susan Meissner

3 reviews

edhyndman's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Abandonment

maddiet425's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent

phantomgecko's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A good story that explored the terror of the London blitz. I honestly hadn't considered the blitz in this way despite having read a couple other novels featuring it.

Also good characterization. The protagonist is fifteen and she acts (stupidly) like a fifteen year old.

In and of itself, it's a great read.

My problem was I was getting "The Atonement" and "The Secret Keeper" vibes and constantly comparing them to each other. Like, they tell different stories with different emphases and takeaways... but there are overlapping themes, and I like "The Secret Keeper" the best. So the 4 stars is because it's not as good as that novel.

Maybe that's not a fair way to rate a book....sorry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War