The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

368 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history sad slow-paced

Description

1939: the Germans have invaded Poland. The keepers of the Warsaw zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, survive the bombardment of the city, only to see the occupiers ruthlessly kill many of their animals. The Nazis then carry off the prized specimens to...

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

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medium 24%
fast 4%

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