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A review by kitandkat
Caging Skies: A Novel by Christine Leunens
3.0
I HATE JOHANNES.
Ok that's over. Overall, to me the book was kind-of meh. The narration wasn't really my style but wasn't poorly written. Like others, I liked the first half of the book although I would've appreciated more details/anecdotes (it seemed to skim over a lot compared to the second half). The second half was definitely much darker than the movie. In some ways it was an interesting character study. In others, I actually felt like JoJo Rabbit was a more complex character because he seemed truly good at heart and brainwashed, while the Johannes of this book turned, imo, truly evil. I don't necessarily regret reading this book, because it offered a unique perspective, but I didn't exactly love it.
Ok that's over. Overall, to me the book was kind-of meh. The narration wasn't really my style but wasn't poorly written. Like others, I liked the first half of the book although I would've appreciated more details/anecdotes (it seemed to skim over a lot compared to the second half). The second half was definitely much darker than the movie. In some ways it was an interesting character study. In others, I actually felt like JoJo Rabbit was a more complex character because he seemed truly good at heart and brainwashed, while the Johannes of this book turned, imo, truly evil. I don't necessarily regret reading this book, because it offered a unique perspective, but I didn't exactly love it.