The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

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nonfiction history sad slow-paced

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Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. Yet their story has fallen between the seams of history. Drawing on Antonina's diary and other historical sources, ...

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informative 68%
sad 63%
emotional 52%
inspiring 43%
dark 39%
reflective 37%
tense 28%
hopeful 24%
challenging 21%
adventurous 14%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 24%
fast 4%

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3.31

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