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Yet another book where I'm behind the entire world in reading this, so no need to review it as everyone already knows what it's about.
I'll only say that it portrays being in a war vividly, so as that one does not want to be in a war oneself, though one does want the book to continue on so that one can read more and more about being in a war, if that makes sense. (WWII)
I thought I knew quite a bit about the second world war, but it turns out I didn't know anything at all (I felt). Both on the En ...more
I'll only say that it portrays being in a war vividly, so as that one does not want to be in a war oneself, though one does want the book to continue on so that one can read more and more about being in a war, if that makes sense. (WWII)
I thought I knew quite a bit about the second world war, but it turns out I didn't know anything at all (I felt). Both on the En ...more
"What if we had a chance to do it again and again," Teddy said, "until we finally did get it right? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
On a snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born, and Ursula Todd dies. And then Ursula Todd is born again, but this time, she is saved from the cord around her neck. And because the first half of the 20th century was rather unsafe, this cycle is repeated, many times, as Atkinson explores the ways that tiny changes can affect an entire existence.
The first 3rd or so of the ...more
On a snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born, and Ursula Todd dies. And then Ursula Todd is born again, but this time, she is saved from the cord around her neck. And because the first half of the 20th century was rather unsafe, this cycle is repeated, many times, as Atkinson explores the ways that tiny changes can affect an entire existence.
The first 3rd or so of the ...more
This was just my cup of tea. Lots to ponder here, and a lot more of war than I've read lately. Super interesting concept with a character I liked well enough to pull it off.
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