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emcantu's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful, informative historical fiction
A beautiful story about a Jewish family living in France during WWII. I learned things about the French Jews’ experiences prior and after the war that I hadn’t learned before.
A beautiful story about a Jewish family living in France during WWII. I learned things about the French Jews’ experiences prior and after the war that I hadn’t learned before.
christellereadsalot's review
5.0
Quoi que je dise sur ce livre, je ne lui ferais pas justice. Ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il a reçu le Prix Renaudot des Lycéens en 2021, le Prix Goncourt Choix des États-Unis en 2022 et le Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle en 2022!
C'est un roman captivant, passionnant, plus qu'émouvant et très bien écrit. Il est difficile de ne pas être touchée par la quête familiale de l'autrice qui nous emmène en Russie, Lettonie, Pologne, Palestine, la République Tchèque, la France, l'Allemagne... C'est un excellent travail de mémoire que Anne Berest a fait pour elle, pour sa famille, pour toutes les familles de déportés, les survivants et pour nous les lecteurs. Pour ne jamais oublier.
J'ai lu beaucoup de livres sur la persécution des juifs, leur déportation, les camps, l'après-guerre, mais j'ai appris énormément avec La Carte Postale.
C'est un roman captivant, passionnant, plus qu'émouvant et très bien écrit. Il est difficile de ne pas être touchée par la quête familiale de l'autrice qui nous emmène en Russie, Lettonie, Pologne, Palestine, la République Tchèque, la France, l'Allemagne... C'est un excellent travail de mémoire que Anne Berest a fait pour elle, pour sa famille, pour toutes les familles de déportés, les survivants et pour nous les lecteurs. Pour ne jamais oublier.
J'ai lu beaucoup de livres sur la persécution des juifs, leur déportation, les camps, l'après-guerre, mais j'ai appris énormément avec La Carte Postale.
kellywinsa's review against another edition
4.0
The Post Card by Anne Berest is a very good book. The reason I enjoyed it is that the author traced her own family. Her mother and her researched the deaths of her mother's grandparents and aunt and uncle during the Holocaust and also the survival of her own mother. Many questions I have had about the Vichy regime were answered from her account.
Having traveled through Provence my self I can understand that part of the story. As well I have experienced the trauma in my own family of what happens to a family who does not look at their past.
Anne Berest has courage, and so does her mother.
The book has a very interesting chronology, a different type of structure which is unusual. Because the topic is so traumatic, and the violence so painful, Berest has done something rather marvelous. Finishing the book I felt that her work, her research, telling it plainly yet with her own style and curiosity, because the book would not exist without curiosity highlighted such a wonderful and sometimes rare quality on some areas of the planet.
Having traveled through Provence my self I can understand that part of the story. As well I have experienced the trauma in my own family of what happens to a family who does not look at their past.
Anne Berest has courage, and so does her mother.
The book has a very interesting chronology, a different type of structure which is unusual. Because the topic is so traumatic, and the violence so painful, Berest has done something rather marvelous. Finishing the book I felt that her work, her research, telling it plainly yet with her own style and curiosity, because the book would not exist without curiosity highlighted such a wonderful and sometimes rare quality on some areas of the planet.
suzanneking's review against another edition
5.0
Gripping tale of a Jewish family in France and what happened to them during WWII and the holocaust. As often as you read stories of the Holocaust, they continue to grab me and make me so broken hearted with what man can do to his fellow man. Well written book of a family's loss of everything during the war, including their lives. Worth a read.
susannebv's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was an absolute page turner! I couldn’t put it down. The topic couldn’t be more timely and so important. I feel like we are heading down some familiar paths. This is historical ‘fiction’ at its best: when you feel what it was like to live during those times and learn new things about that historical period as well.
elysadarling's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
bodoni's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ellianderson's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Beautiful and incredibly moving.