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barrymeinbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and War
zosiablue's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0
GodDAMN 😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Dementia, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Grief
catherineduplessis's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I mostly rate the books I read according to how they make me feel right after I finish them.
That doesn’t mean I only like books that are funny and lighthearted, but I also like being intrigued, surprised, kept on my toes or at least being left with some kind of reflection or food for thoughts.
Well this book only made me feel depressed, sad and heartbroken.
It’s not a bad story. The imagery is beautifully written, but it just makes it even more heartbreaking.
The story is set during WWII. I knew it wasn’t going to be all rainbows and butterflies, but I was expecting a little more reflections.. maybe?
I had a glimpse of hope at page 400 (!), but nope, it became even sadder.
The last 30 pages are the most reflective ones of the whole 530 pages book, but they are still tainted with a dark cloud of death, loneliness and sadness.
Oh, and even if the chapters are very short, the pace is VERY slow. It’s like reading someone’s everyday lives in a very depressing time. There is no plot twist. Just a long slow series of moments in 2 different people’s life slowly becoming more and more lonely and depressing.
All this to say that this book didn’t make me feel good at all and quite the contrary, it put me in a reading slump. It took me a lot longer than I thought to read it because I always wanted to do something else rather than read more of it.
That doesn’t mean I only like books that are funny and lighthearted, but I also like being intrigued, surprised, kept on my toes or at least being left with some kind of reflection or food for thoughts.
Well this book only made me feel depressed, sad and heartbroken.
It’s not a bad story. The imagery is beautifully written, but it just makes it even more heartbreaking.
The story is set during WWII. I knew it wasn’t going to be all rainbows and butterflies, but I was expecting a little more reflections.. maybe?
I had a glimpse of hope at page 400 (!), but nope, it became even sadder.
The last 30 pages are the most reflective ones of the whole 530 pages book, but they are still tainted with a dark cloud of death, loneliness and sadness.
Oh, and even if the chapters are very short, the pace is VERY slow. It’s like reading someone’s everyday lives in a very depressing time. There is no plot twist. Just a long slow series of moments in 2 different people’s life slowly becoming more and more lonely and depressing.
All this to say that this book didn’t make me feel good at all and quite the contrary, it put me in a reading slump. It took me a lot longer than I thought to read it because I always wanted to do something else rather than read more of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy