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Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
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Start date
October 29, 2011
Finish date
October 30, 2011

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Marsha
Mar 10, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: _fiction, historic-fiction, jewish-interest, 2009
Extremely moving account of the lives damaged or destroyed by the roundup of French Jews by French policeman for deportation to concentration camps during WW11. Switching between the present and the past the author creates a tension filled narrative describing the horrors of the past and the ignorance and indifference of the present. The phrase "the banality of evil" comes to mind.

An American journalist, married to a Frenchman and living in Paris, is given the assignment to write about the round ...more
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Carl
May 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: historical-fiction
Heartwarming fiction based on true facts.My favorite historical fiction is about the Jewish experience during WW2 and the Holocaust. It is also the most heart breaking fiction that I have encountered.
What happened to Sarah and her family will live in my heart forever
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Kari
Dec 21, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
If you enjoy historical fiction, especially books that take place during WWII you will love this book. I finished this book in a day and a half! Highly recommend to all!
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Amy
Jul 19, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
The history part of this book was excellent, but the contemporary part became a bit annoying. I had figured out how it would end (although that part was a bit ambiguous), and I'm glad all was resolved, but I just didn't like the contemporary characters. LOVED the WWII history. ...more
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Kristina
Nov 03, 2011 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
I'm not even saying this to be politically correct, or whatever: everything not having to do with the holocaust could have been excised, and it would have been a much more interesting book. ...more
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Cathy
Nov 08, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: book-group
Read this for my book club. I did like the book and would give it 3.5 stars if I could. Wish there was more of Sarah's storyline. ...more
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Amber
Jul 30, 2008 marked it as to-read
Kate
Jun 29, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Nicole
Feb 08, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2010, audio-book, historical
Siobhan
Apr 23, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: general-literature
Laura
Jul 17, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Gretchen
Jul 31, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Katie
Aug 10, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Melissa
Jan 18, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jennifer
May 28, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-own, 2011, wwii
Tina
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Shelves: 2011
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Sep 06, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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