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I was very much looking forward to reading a great historical novel. Instead, I found it to be cliche-driven, melodramatic chick lit. Very disappointed. There were some glaring and some not so glaring errors in the facts. I've read many accounts both autobiographical and fictional about this time period and Hannah needs to become more committed to doing her research if she wants to continue writing historical novels imho.
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This is probably one of if not the best book I've read this year. Yes, it's about World War II, but this is the first book I've read where focus is on the women and the women's war. It's a powerful story about the things women went through during the war and how women fight the war in their own way. It's about courage, hope, bravery and love.
The characters are wonderful. At first I was a little annoyed by the rebellious Isabelle, but I really grew to like her. I liked how the book portraited the ...more
The characters are wonderful. At first I was a little annoyed by the rebellious Isabelle, but I really grew to like her. I liked how the book portraited the ...more
i really enjoyed this book after a slow start. I'll add an actual review here soon.
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Emotional read with a somewhat happy ending. Parts seemed to drag to me but overall a good read,
Okay, so the book (predictably) made me cry. A lot.
It was a fast read and I quite liked it, but still I felt that it was somehow lacking. The tone, to me, was slightly off. Maybe it was because it wasn't a French but an American who told the story, which to me was noticeable throughout. Or just the fact that it was written in English, with actual meant-to-be-English and German bits thrown in.
There were other details I found hard to believe, like clothes and shoes frayed / in ruin after the first ...more
It was a fast read and I quite liked it, but still I felt that it was somehow lacking. The tone, to me, was slightly off. Maybe it was because it wasn't a French but an American who told the story, which to me was noticeable throughout. Or just the fact that it was written in English, with actual meant-to-be-English and German bits thrown in.
There were other details I found hard to believe, like clothes and shoes frayed / in ruin after the first ...more
This is one of the best books I've ever read. I wept like a baby when I finished. The ending was predictable, yet surprising. I was happy, sad, angry, yet understood. Very well written and I hope to read more from Kristin Hannah in the future.
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What a beautiful writer Kristin Hannah is. The story of a family broken apart by war, forced into impossible choices and terrifying situations. I sobbed over and over again.
Mar 09, 2015
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