pickOur protagonist here is Peggy and she is a bindery girl at the local Press. Peggy lives with her twin sister on a narrow boat surrounded by books. Complete books, damaged books, parts of books and odd pages on every surface.
Peggy has always loved books. She has longed for more, to study, but obligations, class, society and circumstance have held her in her place. When the men are drafted into war, the lives of women begin to change.
pickPretty good historical about holocaust survivors in Cuba who were let in when other family and friends were turned away on the ship St. Louis. Took awhile to get into it and then skimmed it at the end a little. If you like Sarah‘s Key it is sort of like that.
pick3/5 - re-read
I read this book when it first came out, but outside the doors, I didn't remember anything.
It's the perfect example of how your taste can change over time. I had put 5/5 at my first reading, but while I still like the book, my current score is 3.
I still like the doors, putting the focus on after they reached a new destination, but I found the second part lacking in nuances, and complexity, with convenient ellipses. I wanted more.
