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The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor

bookswithriinu's review against another edition

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4.0

Mulle väga meeldivad ajaloolised raamatud, mis põhinevad tõsielul ja kui selle sisse on ära peidetud ka südamlik lugu, siis seda pean ma küll lugema.

Raamatus oli seotud omavahel II Maailmasõda ja 1989 aasta. Väga meenutas raamatut “Postkaart Pariisist”, aga see oli ikkagi omanäoline ja teistsuguse lähenemisega ja mulle ikkagi meeldis ka see lugu. Väga kaunilt oli seotud kahe ajastu lugu postmarkide kaudu ja kaasahaarav oli lugeda, kui olulist rolli mängisid margid sõja ajal ja kuidas neid tegelikult ka valmistati.
Armastuslugu, mis nende postmarkide kaudu lugejateni toodi oli nii siiras ja ilus, ainuke mure oli see, et ma oleksin tahtnud, et see kestaks kauem ja et armsamaid ei lahutataks nii kiirelt, et karaktereid rohkem tundma õppida. Muidugi tegi see raamatu ka rohkem tõeliseks sest paljud kallimad sõja ajal kindlasti niiviisi ka lahku kisti.

Selles raamatus oli olemas kõik, mis minu jaoks ühes heas ja kaasahaaravas romaanis olema peavad. Nii mineviku kui oleviku karakterid olid mõlemad nii tõelised ja armastusväärsed ja raamatut oli praktilised võimatu käest panna.

Tegelikult pani see raamat ja lugu sellest, kuidas keset ööd võidakse su perekond kodust minema viia mõtlema ka sellele kui õnnelikku elu olen ma ise saanud elada ja kuidas enamus ajast ma seda vabadust ei hinda.

blueberry's review against another edition

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adventurous informative tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

illidia316's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is so many different things. Heartwarming, heartbreaking. Happy feels, sad feels. Ups and downs like the largest roller coaster in the world.

It is told from two different time periods, and both perspectives are interesting and fantastic. The characters have dimension and such vivid personalities, the reader can't help but to love them all (except for a certain bunch.)

Add this to your tbr list, you won't be sorry!

sdurhamohr's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

mamamac1's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

nursenell's review against another edition

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4.0

The book goes back and forth between 1939 and 1989. In 1989 a woman finds an unopened letter from 1939 in her father's stamp collection. She and the stamp expert she takes her father's collection to for appraisal decide to investigate where the letter started out and why it was never delivered, and why this man has it.

becca_s_reads's review against another edition

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

4.75

bookgirl_71's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

Great story, great writing just a little anticlimactic at the end.

aprilmay11's review against another edition

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4.0

Great story! I loved the characters and how it was told and the back and forth. I also loved historical fictions and this didn’t disappoint.

ajlewis2's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely wonderful, intriguing story which includes Austria under the Nazis, making and collection of stamps, a woman in California with a marriage breaking up, and romances of great beauty. Characters are drawn richly and the story is told so well. This is a book with two time/place frames: 1939 Austria and 1990 America and also Europe. I listened to the audio with excellent narration. I highly recommend this for anyone who cares about anyone else.