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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Mary Ann Shaffer,

Annie Barrows

Start date: August 1, 2019

Finish date: August 31, 2019

Discussion: 2020 Monthly Reads

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Jun 03, 2010 Debbie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was really pleased to find time to read this book. The writing is really superb and the story is well told in epistolary format. Like a true book fiction book, key bits of information were not shared until absolutely necessary, which showed some forethought and organization. The characters were difficult to keep straight, so I thought about using a post-it with their names and a few reminders, but by the time I got to a point to stop and get a post-it, I'd discovered I had no trouble keeping t ...more

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Apr 05, 2010 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-read, audiobooks

The large cast of narrators on the unabridged audio version are excellent. The novel is a series of letters between the characters and the different narrators manage to bring the letters to life with widely different English accents and different voices.

The story wrapped up a little too neatly for my taste, but I found the characters quite enjoyable. The book, set just after the end of WWII, tells the story of the residents of Guernsey during the German occupation. I was entraced by the Guernsey ...more

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Mar 03, 2010 Alexandra rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A delight! Perfect book for spring and new beginnings. I now need to take a trip to some place with a sea and beautiful scenery, perhaps Guernsey. Do take the time to read this one! Love the letter format. Sigh. Lovely.

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Feb 08, 2010 Elissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2010, read-in-2018

This is a charming book with fantastic characters. I love books written in letter form. It talks about WWII atrocities, but focuses on courageous acts of charity and how people found hope and healing afterward.

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