The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

The Last Year of the War

Susan Meissner

397 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

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 603 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
hopeful 50%
informative 44%
reflective 41%
inspiring 38%
sad 38%
challenging 23%
adventurous 14%
dark 14%
tense 11%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 34%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 40% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 13%

Average rating

4.03

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