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stefappleton's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Infertility, War, Genocide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Death of parent, Suicide, Antisemitism, Child death, and Violence
craftyanty's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Reading about the traumas and atrocities inflicted upon the Jewish communities of Europe during WWII is never easy. It shouldn't be. However Lauren Grodstein manages to do something special with this novel about life in the Warsaw Ghetto. The best way I can describe it is that, while immersing the reader in that bleak existence of day-to-day survival, she has highlighted the human nature to make connections and find joy even in the most dire, despicable circumstances.
Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Death, Genocide, Animal death, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infertility and Murder
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