A review by cornmaven
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

2.0

I got 2/3 of the way through this book and gave up. Love WWII fiction, but this one did not grab me. I didn't like any of the characters; the closest I came was a slight appreciation for Marianne's practicality, but that was about it. The writing was just not that good, and I really hated the switching back and forth and in between time periods - lent itself to a very choppy reading experience, and I could not keep up with the characters' stories. I never felt any real tension during the story, either.

I am a WWII fiction aficionado, and this would not be in my canon. Pales in comparison to All The Light You Cannot See.

I suppose a good screenwriter could take this mess and turn it into a good movie, but until then, I'm out, as the Shark Tank people would say.