A review by elinacre
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

3.0

good, but not great... i was disappointed in this one. i actually quite liked the asides about zoo life and the animals jan and antonina cared for, and even the background about the nazis' research in animal husbandry was interesting and not something i'd known about before. however... where were the details of how these guests were saved, what they did while in hiding, how soldiers never noticed them in the villa or the animal enclosures where they were hidden? with all the research the author clearly did, i hoped for more of the nitty gritty. (there is a LOT of information, don't get me wrong; it just wasn't all what i expected.) it also seemed rather thrown together, with awkward chapter endings and an all-around sense of disconnect, especially the last half or so. rounding up to 3 stars because the movie was SO good.