This book was initially interesting, but it was not believable, it didn't get me to suspend my disbelief, either,m like some books can. By the end, it was just getting tiresome.

This book really draws you into the characters. It takes some unexpected twists and turns. The best thing about it is not necessarily the story (which is good) but the moral questions you come out of it with: What would you have done differently and when? How could good intentions have gone so bad?

The thing that stood out about this book for me was that it is perhaps the first book I've ever enjoyed where I really didn't like any of the characters. I think the reason for that is that while I didn't like the characters, they were developed in such a way as to be realistic and interesting. I could empathize with them (well, some of them) even though I didn't like them much.

A beautifully written story of sadness, loss, and curiously, of hope.

Normally, the most interesting part of this book for me would have been the killer. Well, that part was interesting, but I was simply blown away by the exposition itself. I really had no idea of the scale and the drama of it. There were so many details about it that were just "Wow!" moments. So interesting!!

The main story was good. The detail about Germany from the end of WWI to the end of WWII was great. However, it moved slowly, and there was a lot of stuff that you just really wondered why it needed to be there. The rape scene, for example - is economic upheaval, insanity, death, Hitler, the Holocaust and two world wars not enough drama for you? At some point it began to feel a bit contrived or overdone.