A review by cjeanne99
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Story of two of the Red Cross Donut Dollies who served in Europe during WWII. A little sappy at times - and covering most of the major events of the European theater - we follow Irene and Dorothy - Dot - as they take their training and travel across Europe serving coffee and donuts to GIs. The descriptions of the battles were well done - kept the book moving. 
Towards the end of the book , the focus switches to Irene. And just when I thought that the ending was a bit melodramatic - Urrea tells a similar story of his own grandmother and one of her Donut dolly sisters.