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Historical fiction delivers!

Revisado: 01-14-23

Fascinating look at the Russian point of view from a real person. Kate Quinn is so good at blending real life and some fiction to bring people to life and teach us something with feeling about others during a horrific time and yet let us have some sort of a good ending as well.

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Not recommended

Revisado: 09-29-21

I didn’t enjoy this book. The characters changed how they were feeling or acting one way and completely flipped to the other wa-sometimes in the same sentence. . Nobody grew. In fact the main strong character regressed. No humor. Then have a tragedy and quick wrap up and all tied in a bow. Nope didn’t work.

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Fascinating different book

Revisado: 09-05-20

I cannot do justice to this book as it is so difficult to write about without spoilers or sounding like a weirdo. I’m just a “time being” and I won’t look at life the same. To think differently about life, and learn things about a culture I had no knowledge of as well, and care deeply for the characters-well that is a good book!

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Doesn’t quite live up to Lilac Girls

Revisado: 08-17-20

Eliza character was not very well developed as a strong woman character and I found her emotionally confusing— her dedication to Henry and yet infatuation with Meryl. The story between them was not clear and vague references to a past that we were not a part of was off-putting. I didn’t much like her. The narration or her tone was jarring.
Sofya was a different story-this character made you feel; her soft spoken words, accent and tone had me teared up even with just her exchange with her horse. Her manner and plight were understood-and her growth was well done. Definitely my favorite character.
Varenka remains an enigma. You don’t get to understand her very much. A few things get cleared up towards the end, but you never find out what happens to her-or to the brute Tarus. Or her mother! Too many loose ends for that character.
So for the reasons where only one of the 3 is complete-I rated this a 3. It was OK. But not on the same level as The Lilac Girls.

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Uneven character development

Revisado: 07-30-20

The old lady was not recognizable from herself as a child. Her attitudes and demeanor showed no growth from the experiences she endured. The story itself was okay but not believable at her action as a young mother in order to get the storybook ending. It is not a book I would recommend

The narration was grating, the accents atrocious and the tone of the men was awful. I had a hard time listening to it.

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Narrator is fantastic

Revisado: 03-06-20

It’s a different war story book. I really was invested in the characters brought to life by the superb reading and inflections of the narrator. Truly enjoyed it.

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Slow start

Revisado: 02-26-20

The narrator was really great. Parts of the story was too unbelievable for present day relationships-and a much better job on the past. So it was a bit uneven. I did end up liking the book and being moved by it-despite some really bad irony at the end.

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For Stassi fans

Revisado: 04-24-19

It’s a cute book. Nothing deep or anything. When you need a break from drama or deep thought.

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First foray into YA is a hit

Revisado: 03-21-19

I wasn’t sure about this since I don’t usually read/listen to YA books. A little fantastical but thoroughly enjoyed the story and looked forward to listening to it every day.

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Narrator too good at whining

Revisado: 03-09-19

The story overall was okay with some eye rolls in certain places. It wrapped up unevenly but all in keeping with the overall theme. Clever use of Ursa made you wonder if real or fantasy until the very end. But the narration of a 9 yr old was grating to say the least. It was annoying. I would rather the narration be a reading and not playing the character-as least in that regard!

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