I didn't really like it, and I usually love that type of historical fiction.

I thought it really brought to life life in a camp. No grass because it was eaten. Work in the toilets made survival more likely.

I loved it. It is based on interviews with a real person -- so maybe he remembers things minus total accuracy.

This book to me is not so much a book about the concentration camps as it is a powerful love story.

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was written in a way that almost gave a summer camp vibe to life in the concentration camps. That’s probably exaggerating a bit, but it didn’t seem authentic to me. What was the controversy around this book about?

I got this from The Conversation dot com

"The main criticism related to its historical inaccuracies. Morris initially claimed 95% of the account was factual. She insisted she had only fictionalised scenes where she put Lali and Gita “into events where they really weren't”. Historians remained sceptical."

I thought it was written in a way that almost gave a summer camp vibe to life in the concentration camps. That’s probably exaggerating a bit, but it didn’t seem authentic to me. What was the controversy around this book about?

Anonymous wrote:I read it. It’s the kind of book you can’t say was “good” because of the topic but it was moving. I watched the show that’s streaming and that was also very moving.

So you thought it was well written? Literary fiction quality writing?

It was okay. I liked it but I think I read too many books on the subject in a short period of time. I liked Lilac Girls and Zookeeper’s Wife better. I did like it more than Sarah’s Keys (maybe b/c there I couldn’t tolerate some descriptions in the book).

I read it. It’s the kind of book you can’t say was “good” because of the topic but it was moving. I watched the show that’s streaming and that was also very moving.

Anonymous wrote:Really, no one? 76 people have looked at this question but no one has any answers?

This is the reading sub-forum. We read everything, even when we have no opinion on the issue.

I liked it

Really, no one? 76 people have looked at this question but no one has any answers?

Has anyone read this and enjoyed it? I remember when it came out there was some controversy about it so I avoided it, thinking I'll come to it later, after the noise has quietened.

Is it worth reading?