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Mar 28, 2017gusmcrae rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Although I found this book to be interesting--I was not familiar with the Ravensbrück 'Rabbits' prior to reading it--the story as written was not as compelling as I had hoped it would be. It's based on real people, and so I imagine the author didn't want to take too much poetic license, but because of that, the story at times just felt flat and dry. I wasn't drawn in the way I anticipated. With that said, I certainly was interested in learning more about Caroline Ferriday's work to help these women who suffered some of the worst atrocities of the war. I also found Herta Oberheuser, the 3rd protagonist (really antagonist) in the story to be, in some ways, the most fascinating. As the only female doctor working at Ravensbrück, I can only imagine her experiences trying to prove herself in a male-dominated field. She did some awful things, but it was interesting to examine what might have driven her to take part in the horrors she caused.