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So, I got this book for free and it took me awhile to start to read it. And I wasn't sure if I was going to even like it. But once I started, and was maybe 4 chapters in, I was hooked. Couldn't stop reading until I finished. What an incredible story!
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Brutal and disturbing. Much like the war, surprise surprise. This is one of those put-your-heart-through-the-wringer books that's meaningful, but not at all enjoyable to read. Two aspects of it appealed to me: the fact that my grandmother lived through the Nazi occupation in Belgium and experienced this hardship (but to a much lesser degree), and the fact that this book aspires to celebrate unsung female heroes of the war. I also invariably appreciate my own comfortable life all the more after r
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3.6 - In the end the book worked for me ( and its why i give it 4 stars) but there was something simplistic about the setting of the story.
it could be because i read this year , a woman of no importance about the real life events in occupied France or because just before it i read half a yellow sun which told a story of another war but developed the story in such a better way , that i judge this book harshly .
its not a bad read at all but you can see the paintbrush strokes in the background.
it could be because i read this year , a woman of no importance about the real life events in occupied France or because just before it i read half a yellow sun which told a story of another war but developed the story in such a better way , that i judge this book harshly .
its not a bad read at all but you can see the paintbrush strokes in the background.
Nov 27, 2024
Meenakshi Agarwal
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it was amazing
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