A review by tinkeringcheck
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Over 8 hours I feel like the Society and people of Guernsey became my friends as much as they became Juliet's. The narrators' performances were just incredible and brought the characters' voices to life in such a special way. This book was made for audio!

I particularly loved

Spoiler

Sidney and Isola's budding friendship and Juliet and Kit's relationship

- neither of which quite got their due in the film version. This little found family wormed its way into my heart and I don't regret a thing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and War

Minor: Violence, Death, and Slavery

Usual WW2 homefront fiction warnings apply, but not very graphic. Many of the characters talk about their harrowing experiences during the occupation, including being sent to concentration camps. It's a postwar setting in a formerly occupied territory, so the grief and weight of those experiences is pretty steeped in the setting despite the overall lightness and charm of the book.