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georgia59's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Simple, no frills prose and story telling that occasionally had me thinking I was reading a middle grade novel. The sexual violence content, however, put it squarely outside of that age group. By the end of the book I found, to my surprise, that I cared about the characters in a way I hadn't at the beginning - it had sort of crept up on me - and the final chapters were very moving. The book has also taught me about a particular event in WWII that I knew nothing about (which is part of the reason I love historical fiction so much).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy
kirstytlr's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book got me out of a reading rut and I will be forever grateful for that. A poignant and important story which somehow managed to be hopeful although it was absolutely skin crawling at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and War
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