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The Alice Network

Kate Quinn

Why we're reading this: Q for Quinn. Read by Claire Talbot
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Jul 27, 2017 Claire Talbot rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, reese-s-bookclub

Liked the book, but there were a few elements I did not love. One - ending was unrealistic. Not going to be a spoiler, but I found it over the top. Two - I did not enjoy Charlie's story nearly as much as Eve's. I got really tired of hearing Charlie's pregnancy referred to as "The Little Problem". It just bugged me for whatever reason. Three - it took too long to get to the point of resolution. The last hundred pages flew, but at just over 200 I was thinking of abandoning ship. Usually if the fir ...more

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May 31, 2019 Anne Brown rated it really liked it

I really liked that this dual timeline was WWI and WWII, rather than one of those wars with a generation or two later. It really emphasized to me how close those were together and how their impacts rippled across the same people and families. Its amazing what some women went through during both wars to protect their homes and their families, and I'm not sure that I could have made such brave choices if I were in their shoes. Charlie definitely annoyed me as a character at times, but she grew on ...more

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