The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

The Last Year of the War

Susan Meissner

389 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced

Description

Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943--aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is se...

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Community Reviews Summary of 468 reviews

Moods

emotional 80%
hopeful 42%
informative 42%
reflective 42%
sad 38%
inspiring 28%
challenging 23%
adventurous 14%
dark 14%
tense 9%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 38%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 46% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 64% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 38%

Average rating

4.01

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