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I'm torn. In a way, the topic of this book is pretty unique. World War II from the point of view of the Germans? Also, Berlin at the end of the war is another battlefield. The protagonist is an Australian girl who married a German (director of the Berlin Zoo) and trapped in Berlin during the WW. The story line can actually be very captivating, because to take care of the animals during the war is a big challenge. But the side plot - about the prisoner of war who worked in the zoo, and some unnec
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