Lizzy2001

This book is wonderfully written, however rather cruel to read at times, due to the main characters condition, but nevertheless it is a heartwarming and uplifting story in the end, which I recommend reading if you like this kind of difficult and almost “outcast” female characters. It delves into the complex and challenging nature of the main character’s condition, which makes it emotionally intense. But it also shows the resilience of a human spirit and can leave you with a lasting impact to think twice about people you might deem a bit weird, backward or even “simple”.

Albeit not liking the idea of several “short stories” I found the connection between them really beautiful, but could have been a few more “crossovers” between them. The different culture of the whole book made it feel very “fresh” and made me curious. If it had been slightly more humourous and the stories being a little more intertwined, it could have, maybe, become a 5 star.

Had this book sitting in my bookshelf for probably around a decade. Having read many holocaust surviver books, this one fictional and so far away from reality, it was the worst one I read in December 2024. It was easy to get through, but completely bland and obvious from the beginning. It’s void of evoking real emotion I have felt in many of the others. This book will surely not stay with me.

Albeit it being a bestseller, I had to put it down after a few pages already. The illiteracy of creating interesting conversations and lack of any punctuation by the author made me wonder why this book became to be such a a “bestseller”. It makes me literally cringe, so I didn’t go on after a few pages. I soon found out that this seems to be her “writing style” - which certainly is “unreadable” for me and will make me NOT buy any of her others.