The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in Crazy Challenge Connection

Dec 31, 2015 Srividya Vijapure rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, kindle-owned, 2016-reading-challenge, tower-teams-iv, wwii

To,
The Art of Letter Writing,
Current Status: Lost
Address: Unknown

Dearest Friend,
I am sure you must be really surprised to receive this message from me after such a long time. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me for this long absence and absolute neglect or will any reason I give you for this absence be taken as naught but excuses? I have failed and I accept that but you should know that you were never forgotten. In fact, many a times, I thought of writing to you, just like in the old day ...more

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Apr 06, 2018 Jenn G rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, read-in-2018, 4-stars

I wasn't blown away by this one. It was kinda predictable. I really enjoyed the first part of the book but the second not so much. I liked the way it was written (by letters) but at the same time we didn't connect that much with the different characters. The audiobook was pretty good since it was a full cast audiobook. ...more

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Sep 27, 2023 Keli rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-5-rounded-to-4

So I remembered

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Oct 16, 2020 Tina rated it liked it

It was just a nice read. Nice characters, nice story.
I really like the whole story was being told through letters.

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Jan 16, 2019 SandyL rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-romance, genre-historical, character-writer, 300-399-pgs, setting-england, a-overdrive

Juliet Ashton is a writer living in post WW2 England and looking for her next project. She receives a letter from a stranger living in Guernsey, which turns into a correspondence with a whole town. I really enjoyed this book! Although there were some of the horrors of war included, it was actually an amusing and lighter read with some really fun and interesting characters. The only thing I didn't like was the ending - it was very abrupt! You get to know these characters and all of a sudden your ...more

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May 12, 2019 Lindsey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1900-1950, historical-fiction, great-britain, ww2

The story was told through a series of letters centered around Juliet and her quest to know the members of the Guernsey Literary Society and their tales of German occupation during WWII to gain material for her new book. The letters did a great job of bringing each character to life and made me wish I could travel to Guernsey to meet them. Juliet's sparkling, vivacious personality was a fantastic addition to the unique members of the Literary Society. ...more

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Oct 22, 2020 Maggie Shanley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Very good epistolary novel. I loved the beginning as each member of the literary society shares a bit with Julia about the books they are reading and what the society has gotten up to. I would have given this five stars, but the ending was a tad predictable. Each member of the society is quirky, has their own reasons for reading and shares some profound thoughts. I want to read more!

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