A Town Like Alice in 100 books to read before you die

Apr 11, 2017 Nicole rated it really liked it

Shelves: war, 1001-list-books, audible, historical, romance, australia, 2017

I feel like this book covers a whole lot of ground in a relatively short period of time. We start in England, then off to Malaysia in flashback, back to England, then Australia. That's a lot of travel, but it stays coherent.

I have to say I found the first half of the story more interesting than the second, although at times it was a little difficult. Following Jean and the other women and children through their struggle was hard, but not something I had heard about previously and certainly wort ...more

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Jan 24, 2016 Helen rated it really liked it

5 stars for the first half, it fluctuated between 2 and 3 for a bit, then ended quite well, so I rounded it up for 4. This seemed to me very much "of its time" regarding views on women, race and use of pesticides. ...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Ann rated it it was amazing

Third time through for me, and enjoyed reading it even more. Shute is one of my favorite authors, and this book is one of his best. My book club is reading it this month. Asking them to read it was like a gift from me after having asked them to read two others they found arduous.

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Mar 16, 2012 Raine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bbc-2012-list, bbc-2011-list, 100-books-to-read-before-you-die, bbc-2013-list

It seems that most WW2 books focus on what the Germans did. Was refreshing to read another success story on the pacific, and the inspiration that it gave.

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