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Themes: war, love, hope
Setting: WWI and post war France
Five soldiers were convicted of cowardice after shooting themselves in the hand. They are tied up and forced into enemy territory. Later the fiancee of one of the men receives a letter than convinces her to go looking for the truth behind their deaths and she will not stop until she finds out everything.
It is an intriguing idea, but I didn't really like the main character, Mathilde, and I never understood why she had this compulsion to keep ...more
Setting: WWI and post war France
Five soldiers were convicted of cowardice after shooting themselves in the hand. They are tied up and forced into enemy territory. Later the fiancee of one of the men receives a letter than convinces her to go looking for the truth behind their deaths and she will not stop until she finds out everything.
It is an intriguing idea, but I didn't really like the main character, Mathilde, and I never understood why she had this compulsion to keep ...more
Phew. I am very glad that I read this, but I am also glad that it is over. On one hand there are fantastic characters, an interesting setting, a mystery, history, and beautiful writing. On the other hand there are A LOT of characters and the mystery sometimes purposely moves you in false directions. This would probably be a great book to really delve into on vacation or something. I read it in pieces and often got distracted, which I think hurt my reading experience of it. I would recommend it t
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I'm reading this book now and I agree with the comment from another goodreads member:
In this book just about all the characters go by numerous names. They go by their name given at birth, their military rank, where they come from and other nicknames too. I jotted down all these details and still was lost much of the time. I was always asking, “Who is that?!” I think I'd be liking this story better if I could keep better track of the characters. ...more
In this book just about all the characters go by numerous names. They go by their name given at birth, their military rank, where they come from and other nicknames too. I jotted down all these details and still was lost much of the time. I was always asking, “Who is that?!” I think I'd be liking this story better if I could keep better track of the characters. ...more
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