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nannykaren's review against another edition
4.0
I've just finished The Sailor from Casablanca. I wasn't sure at the beginning but I stuck with it and I'm so pleased I did. Telling the story from many different angles is a stroke of genius. I was intrigued to find out what happened to The Sailor from Casablanca!
charlottejmor's review against another edition
3.0
This story is a cute novel that covers the unraveling of a family secret over multiple generations in Casablanca and France. The descriptions of Casablanca and the surrounding area had me itching to visit (and rewatch Casablanca!).
The story is told in mostly chronological order following two timelines, one in 1940 and one in 2005. The problem is that there are too many narrators to keep the story going. It also tries to be too many things. Is it a cozy historical mystery? Is it a story of romance during wartime? Is it an examination of the psychological effects on people who live through war? It tries to do everything and in doing so, only manages to sort-of achieve any of them.
After reading the description of the book, I was expecting an exciting war-time mystery, a whodunnit of "who is Guillaume? Is he alive?". What I got instead was a quick read that slowly reveals the story piece by piece, until the final section that left me confused about the lack of communication among the family members and sad for his mother.
The story is told in mostly chronological order following two timelines, one in 1940 and one in 2005. The problem is that there are too many narrators to keep the story going. It also tries to be too many things. Is it a cozy historical mystery? Is it a story of romance during wartime? Is it an examination of the psychological effects on people who live through war? It tries to do everything and in doing so, only manages to sort-of achieve any of them.
After reading the description of the book, I was expecting an exciting war-time mystery, a whodunnit of "who is Guillaume? Is he alive?". What I got instead was a quick read that slowly reveals the story piece by piece, until the final section that left me confused about the lack of communication among the family members and sad for his mother.
annarella's review against another edition
3.0
Even if it's well written and the plot is interesting I couldn't connect to the characters and the story fell flat.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
annarella's review
3.0
Even if it's well written and the plot is interesting I couldn't connect to the characters and the story fell flat.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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