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Krumplihéjpite Irodalmi Társaság by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer
27 reviews
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
bessadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Grief, and War
Minor: Vomit
hannahbailey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It feels weird to describe a novel that mentions concentration camps as cosy, but it was?! Thanks to the epistolary format and the post-war setting, readers are set quite a distance away from any action/horror described, although it still deals with the atrocities sensitively and in keeping with true accounts of the time.
I think the cosiness and gentleness can be explained by the post-war present tense in which most of the letters are written. The pace of life in Guernsey is much slower, and the novel mostly consists of lovely characters doing or saying lovely things as they try to heal from the Second World War. And there is the lovely found family trope!
It's sweet and comforting, perhaps a little saccharine at times, but that's hard to avoid when writing 1940s middle-class characters who find each other absolutely splendid company indeed, what what. That said, it handles the darker topics well as characters recount the Nazi occupation of Guernsey and the suffering of ordinary people, brave people and everybody in-between.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation
Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit
prairieraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Genocide, Grief, and War
georgiaabigail's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
rybass08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The underlying romance was a perfect touch!
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Vomit
kaanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
kris_tea516's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I saw the movie a few years ago for this book. I had no idea until a couple of months ago that it was a book. I wasn’t sure I wanted to read it after watching the movie but it had been a few years & I wasn’t sure how much I really remembered. Well, I have to say I’m so happy I reread it. It’s such a wonderful story & it is done so well. I highly recommend the audiobook because each wonderful character’s letter is read by a different actor. This book is the definition of “cozy” read but it also deals with very difficult things from history (Holocaust, WWII) & how complicated the relationships between the Germans & British had been. It also shows how reading can change your life in ways you might never expect. It left me wanting to read even more books & appreciate genres I might never think about.
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
koplomps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation