Despite the grim reality of how Lale and these people were treated by their own kind, Morris' focus is that of the love, comradeship and friendship forged in the brutality and harshness of their surroundings. The fact that love really does win in this tale riddled with death and despair is truly a message of hope for the future.
The removed narrative voice allows the reader to form their own opinion, yet the savagery of the circumstances and Lale's fight for freedom/love prove to be an emotional experience and will reduce the reader to tears.
Overall this book will leave you reeling, wondering how humanity fell so far from grace, and I believe that this tale serves as a reminder so that we never again subject our own kind to such cruelty. A must read.
The removed narrative voice allows the reader to form their own opinion, yet the savagery of the circumstances and Lale's fight for freedom/love prove to be an emotional experience and will reduce the reader to tears.
Overall this book will leave you reeling, wondering how humanity fell so far from grace, and I believe that this tale serves as a reminder so that we never again subject our own kind to such cruelty. A must read.