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I needed this in my life!
Wooooooooooooow! I needed this book in my life. My best friend gifted me this novel during our annual Christmas book exchange, hoping I would like it—especially since the last Kate Quinn book I read, The Briar Club, was a total letdown. Holy cow, am I glad she took that risk. This book could not have been better. Quinn takes the reader on a historical, intellectual, emotional, romantic, and suspenseful journey that is completely immersive. I felt so bonded to this story that I genuinely didn’t want it to end. Every time I opened the book, it felt like stepping into a warm hug of pure literary genius.
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Not to be missed
Follow the lives, losses, loves and triumphs of three very different women serving as code breakers at Bletchley Park in England 1940. It is a race to find the traitor among the workers.
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Best book I’ve read in a long time
This is now one of my top 10 favorite books. I loved everything about this book. It is a must read.
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Solid Historical Fiction
Kate Quinn has a knack for historical fiction novels with a taste of thriller. I barreled through the last 100 pages and found great satisfaction in the mix of fiction and actual events. A good read.
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Satisfying page-turner on WWII women codebreakers
Women were the backbone of the UK’s code-breaking strategy in World War II. Sufficient time has passed for the secret codebreakers to be made public, giving this story a chance to be told. Women—from all levels of society—poured into opportunities to do their patriotic part during this horrific war. THE ROSE CODE brings these events to life through three fictional female characters who are based on real people: Osla (an heiress), Mab (from the back streets of London) and Beth (a brilliant mind, trapped in a terrible home life). The book’s intertwining of their stories has two timelines–one during the tense codebreaking years, the other in 1947 when we learn the friends are now estranged. Between the interlocking timelines the reader has the fun of figuring out what events occurred and why and who to believe. I loved how author Quinn captured the worldview of the 1940s through setting, dialogue and perspectives. Deeply-researched, beautifully written, this is a terrific book for book club discussions and a long-delayed acknowledgement of women’s accomplishments and contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Repost of review on goodreads.
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Worth the restart
I really like historical fiction, but I had a difficult time getting into this book. I started it and put it down while I read another book. I was waiting on an order of the next book to arrive so I picked up The Rose Code again. I am soooooo very glad I did. Such a good story and kept me interested wanting to know what was happening next. Highly recommend.
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Good story!
If you are interested in German code cracking, Bletchley and Turing et al, this is not your book. Nonetheless, it is a good story, even if a bit of a romance novel. Mostly about the lives of three women working on crypto during WWII, and based on actual folks. Several reviews have praised the ending, but i thought it was so so. Still a good book.
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Strong Women during WWII
This is a historical, thriller and romance novel in the setting of Bletchley Park during World War II and the British code-breaking center. Also center around strong women during this time in history. This book was well researched and written. This is a book worth reading.
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