reread 24th Sept 2018 for my bookclub. And on rereading I still really enjoyed this book. I still think that some of it is a little forced, and the first person narrator telling a third person story is a little contrived. But I still loved it and would highly recommend it. I’m not sure the rest of my book club enjoyed it as much, but their loss!
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“Verity” has been captured by the Germans. Held in a converted hotel in France she is tortured and forced to give up all her secrets. But in her confession and her report on all her secrets she begins to tell the tale of how she ended up at the mercy of the Nazis. How she and her best friend Maddie met, their path through the war and into active service. Even if Maddie technically shouldn’t have been the pilot of that plane. How they ended up crashing and how she has fared since becoming imprisoned.
Code name Cerity - Elizabeth Wein
And can I just say that she writes very convincingly. Yes, the plot device that leads her to writing her story is a bit forced, but nevertheless it works. She never goes into details about the torture and punishment that she undergoes, but you feel it nevertheless. The humiliation as well as the agony are obvious in what she doesn’t say as well as what she does.
I loved this story. Verity, not her real name of course, is wonderful. And Maddie is just so brilliant. I loved them both.
It might be slightly spoiler-ific of me, but I’m going to warn you anyway, this is Show Spoiler ▼
I’ve never read Elizabeth Wein before, but even before I was half way through this I had ordered a copy in for the library where I work, I hope people pick it up because I think that it is a hugely enjoyable story. And now that I’ve finished it I want to read more by Wein. Luckily it does seem that she has earlier books out so I shall have to investigate.
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I am glad you enjoyed this! I just reviewed it this week, too, and I really enjoyed it!
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Yay! :) I've added a link to review
Yay, so glad you loved Code Name Verity! It really is a heartbreaking story, I kept crying days after I finished reading it.
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yeah, it really is one of those books that stay with you. I think I may reread it when the hard copy comes in, just to see about the underlined bits. Cause that formatting didn't work very well on my kindle.
Plus, you know, excuse for a reread :)
I've just read your review of The Perfect Spy and this one seems in keeping with that. I'll add this one to my list. I don't read enough of these sort of books and I can't think of why as I enjoy them so much!
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It is always nice to have a genre that you enjoy but don't read a huge amount of I think, keeps it fresh.