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A review by mikkiokko
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Finishing this book I have never felt so mad, happy, sad, frightened, and hopeful.
War is depicted painfully accurate here. At times it is horribly difficult to read, but it sheds an important light on its reality and helps you empathize with the complexities of each character. Each character, down to the smallest and bleakest ones are also handled with extreme car. Every soldier, every family member, every student at Preshute, felt so incredibly real. It brought life to the soldiers who died in a senseless war, and framed them as individuals that cannot be defined simply by a number of casualties and wounded. Furthermore, I appreciate how Winn handled the end and the deeply painful and complex reality of war after it is over.
I am a reader that has a hard time with romance, I care for Ellwood and Gaunt so deeply that I don't have many words for it. It is hard to believe they are not real with how well written they are.
I will always be thinking about this book. Please read it. Thank you Winn for your story.
War is depicted painfully accurate here. At times it is horribly difficult to read, but it sheds an important light on its reality and helps you empathize with the complexities of each character. Each character, down to the smallest and bleakest ones are also handled with extreme car. Every soldier, every family member, every student at Preshute, felt so incredibly real. It brought life to the soldiers who died in a senseless war, and framed them as individuals that cannot be defined simply by a number of casualties and wounded. Furthermore, I appreciate how Winn handled the end and the deeply painful and complex reality of war after it is over.
I am a reader that has a hard time with romance, I care for Ellwood and Gaunt so deeply that I don't have many words for it. It is hard to believe they are not real with how well written they are.
I will always be thinking about this book. Please read it. Thank you Winn for your story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, and Blood
Moderate: Homophobia