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This is historical fiction based on fact with a whiff of romance. It‘s about the Donut Dollies, who drove trucks along the front lines during WWII, serving donuts, coffee, and comfort to American soldiers. The author based the story on his mother‘s service. It is good to learn about the lesser known ways that women served our country during wartime. I just don‘t love the writing. It‘s fine; historical fiction in this vein is just not my thing.

Bawling. What a wonderful, wonderful book. I wish there weren't so many parallels to our current events dealing with ICE. These friends will live in my head and heart for a very long time.

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The immersion of Vietnam - tragic injuries, constant loss, faithful hope, senseless chaos,& everyday life at the O club was phenomenal. friendship between women, the love between Frankie& Jamie, lust with rye, & with family dynamics of the McGraths w loss of brother Finley. The second half of the book seemed long winded with quick punches in plot changes that didn‘t match the first half of the book. incredible esp for fans of historical fiction!!

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Definitely a fiction book with some unbelievable parts but it was a great book. It is well researched and written. It is a story about two woman finding themselves. It is about the treatment of Veterans and their mental health. It is about de-institutionalization in the 60s and some of the repercussions. While it doesn't dive deeply into the topics it brings attention to them with a good fictional story to go with it. Glad I picked this one up!

Loved. Satirical horror with some laugh out loud moments.

Very repetitive and slow, but the early medieval history was interesting.

80/80

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“An erasure of history was an erasure of personhood.” This is one of those books that just takes your breath away. The story is loosely based on real transgender people living in Germany during WWII. It wasn‘t a lighthearted book since it dealt with the many atrocities that trans people faced (trigger warnings about assault & Dachau). Learned that the Allied forces after WWII were rounding up & imprisoning trans persons. Eye opening book about