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When most people think about this time era, it is the treatment of the Jewish that comes to mind. This story focuses on a time shortly before World War II started when massive changes were taking place in Germany and there were a lot of people confused about what was going on especially those around Sophie's age. It isn't until she gets sick that she realizes what is happening all around her. This book tells a unique story and shows another side of what people were thinking leading up to World War II at a time where those from all different corners of the world were not aware of the activities happening within Germany. For me personally I haven't read from an ordinary German citizens point of the view of these times and considering Sophie's young age it made it that much more heartfelt.
Although the book is focused on Sophie there are other characters that are vital to the story line. These main characters were developed well throughout the book, making it easy to identify where everyone fits in. However the other characters, particularly other polio sufferers were not as developed and sometimes it was easy to get lost with who was who and how they ended up where they were.
The ending of the book finishes suddenly which leaves a lot of unanswered questions; including what happened to certain characters and whether Sophie succeeded in her task. This could be the author's intent, leaving the readers the decide the final outcome. An alternative to this would be the author is planning to write another book which I would definitely love to read to find answers to the unanswered questions and perhaps even to continue following Sophie's story as the war begins.
There is a glossary located in the back of the book for those interested in knowing what the German words mentioned in the book meant.This was a very helpful tool!
This book was nothing like I have read before and it was a good insight into that time era. I would give it 3 out of 4 stars and would definitely recommend it!
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