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Le lilas ne refleurit qu'après un hiver rigoureux by Martha Hall Kelly
33 reviews
nichelmi3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Infertility
uselesspirateraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
kelly_jeanne'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
corriejn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, and Death of parent
billcbentley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War
kiwi2745's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Rape, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
emeister3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The second half of the book is much better than the first. The first 50% of the book alternates between 3 different female POVs and, as a result, I kept pinging between 3 different feelings - boredom, sadness, and shock. It had me feeling so downtrodden that I didn’t want to finish it. However…these atrocities are a part of history. They happened to real humans and, tragically, were committed by real humans. And their stories deserve to be heard, then to never happen again. As Norman Cousins wrote, “…what is told here is not a glimpse into the bowels of an imaginary hell but part of our world.”
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ariparip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Even worse was having the Nazi doctor and a Polish prisoner have an implied queer moment, though I assume it was supposed to be one-sided. It just felt really disrespectful and as a queer Jewish reader with Polish ancestors that died in the Shoah it didn't sit right with me.
Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Rape, Torture, and Pandemic/Epidemic
keeyoh'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: Confinement, Antisemitism, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation
pagesfromhome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
There were moments of this book that were completely shining and did an incredible job of transporting and teaching me, but unfortunately, so much of it read like the author had wanted to write a non-fiction book but instead wrote a fiction one. There were three POVs, all of which could have had a single book to themselves, and it spanned almost 20 years in these characters' lives (from just as WWII was starting to just before 1960), meaning that you had to fly through sections of their lives in mere sentences to try to get through it all. But it still felt like the story dragged through other sections so it was simultaneously fast and slow.
It also felt like every character was written with the same style and voice so, while the dialogue and how they literally spoke to other characters separated them, everything else just felt like it was written in the same, rather flat tone despite the vast differences between each character's experience and the use of first-person narration.
I think a story that only covered Caroline's or Kasia's lives would have been far more impactful, or even one dedicated to Herta's although she was despicable, would have been a more stable way to tackle the story of Ravensbruck. That said, this is a challenging story to take on and the author clearly took time and care to tell the story.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Rape and Self harm