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3.5 I was assigned this book in high school but ended up getting and barely listening to the audiobook. All I remembered was it involved a war and a nurse.
I can say it was much better going as an adult (I don’t understand why this would be assigned to high school kids). His writing style is unique and wonderful. The suspenseful parts were intense and exciting, particularly his escape from imminent shooting, rowing along the lake into Switzerland, and the childbirth. Early on I really liked the ...more
I can say it was much better going as an adult (I don’t understand why this would be assigned to high school kids). His writing style is unique and wonderful. The suspenseful parts were intense and exciting, particularly his escape from imminent shooting, rowing along the lake into Switzerland, and the childbirth. Early on I really liked the ...more

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Oct 12, 2012
Amber
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