It took me a little bit longer to get into the book and to get a handle on the characters than I think it otherwise would.
First, I'm just not a huge fan of using letters to tell a story. Nonetheless, I did find a few little nitpicks. And to top it all off, the book is filled with literary references that serious readers will love and non serious readers won't find terribly dull. It's the kind of book that you are truly sorry when it is over. It really does have it all - humor, pathos, sweetness, and enough intrigue to keep the pages turning. And there are just many "feel good" moments in the book, which is surprising given that it is, in many regards, about the war. The author does a wonderful job of creating VERY likable ones - ones you feel you could just read about forever.
What makes this books so special is the slow and beautiful unveiling of the characters. As the correspondence proceeds, the focus of the tale is primarily on what happened to these characters during the Occupation of WWII, but there are other subplots that focus on love, loss, and friendship. The story is told through a series of letters between a writer, her editor, and a wonderful cast of characters who constitute the literary society of Guernsey. Add me to the list of GLPPPS fans though it didn't quite make my list of favorites.
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