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A review by readerturnedwriter
A Generation Rising by Gerald N. Lund
4.0
I have read a little on WWI, but not a lot. I found this book to be very educational about what happened and what it felt like to be a part of the horrible event.
I really related with the mother in this and loved the family relationships. I didn't love Hans Otto (our entitled main character) but I did appreciate his growth throughout the story and am excited to see more of his journey.
I did feel that the nonfiction history side often slowed the story and at times was a side note rather than directly related to our characters.
Overall, I found it to be a pretty quick read, despite it being a WWI historical fiction, and yet still enlightening. I am excited to continue on in the series.
Edit after finishing the series:
For the series, I would give it four stars. It was a good series overall. I learned so much (I've read a lot of WWII historical fiction, but never one that looks so deeply at Hitler and his rise to power). I also fell in love with both families that we follow and cried with them many times. Some books were harder to get through and there were sections that didn't keep my interest, especially with the family in America--by the end, I saw the point of including them and was so glad they were included, but the first couple of books, I wondered why they were even being talked about.
Book one: 4 stars
Book two: 5 stars
Book three: 5 stars
Book four: my favorite! 5 stars
Book five: 3.5 stars
Book six: 5 stars
I really related with the mother in this and loved the family relationships. I didn't love Hans Otto (our entitled main character) but I did appreciate his growth throughout the story and am excited to see more of his journey.
I did feel that the nonfiction history side often slowed the story and at times was a side note rather than directly related to our characters.
Overall, I found it to be a pretty quick read, despite it being a WWI historical fiction, and yet still enlightening. I am excited to continue on in the series.
Edit after finishing the series:
For the series, I would give it four stars. It was a good series overall. I learned so much (I've read a lot of WWII historical fiction, but never one that looks so deeply at Hitler and his rise to power). I also fell in love with both families that we follow and cried with them many times. Some books were harder to get through and there were sections that didn't keep my interest, especially with the family in America--by the end, I saw the point of including them and was so glad they were included, but the first couple of books, I wondered why they were even being talked about.
Book one: 4 stars
Book two: 5 stars
Book three: 5 stars
Book four: my favorite! 5 stars
Book five: 3.5 stars
Book six: 5 stars