brittsbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
POV - Lina, back & forth between her present time and her memories of before their wrongful imprisonment in Siberian labor/prison camps.
Lina's mother - what a heroic character. She did not let bitterness overtake her.
"His eyes found mine. "I'll see you," he said. " 😭
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
Spoiler
The ending was abrupt and then jumped ahead in time. I did want to read about how characters were reunified, but that being said, the way it ends makes you feel all those years and time that were lost to people.danileah07's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Antisemitism, Deportation, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Minor: Excrement and Vomit
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Genocide, War, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape
tinaxx2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Death
worabora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Child death
victoriaa's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, War, Suicide, Death, Police brutality, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Slavery, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
literary_lady602's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death, Murder, Animal death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
sapphicreaderlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Genocide, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, War, Torture, and Gore
carissa230's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Lina and her family are being deported from Lithuania for "crimes". They have no idea what they did, but they haven't seen their father in a long time. While being transported on the train to the prison camp we meet many other families that are also being deported for unknown crimes.
Lina's story is about survival. About the horror that humans can endure and survive. About the lengths that people will go to in order to survive.
Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: War and Rape
sagittariusreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Forced institutionalization, and Violence