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Izzy's War
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bookshelves: 2010-release, historical-fiction, england, women-in-aviation, world-war-2
Dec 23, 2010
bookshelves: 2010-release, historical-fiction, england, women-in-aviation, world-war-2
Disappointing. I was expecting more aviation considering it's a 500 some page book. Seems to me, however, that though the novel is ABOUT a bunch of woman ATA pilots, it focuses very little on their careers and the war and instead focuses on their sex lives. If they aren't "doing it," they're talking about "doing it" or thinking about "doing it" or writing letters about "doing it." And some of the girls are doing it with the other girls' men or doing it with numerous men. Basically, the book is about women's emerging sexuality and promiscuity during WWII.
I did like the bits about Lumber Jills. I never realized that there was women cutting down trees to make telephone poles during WWII. I knew all about the land girls, the WACS, the WASP, the ATA, but I never heard of the Lumber Jills, till now.
And Izzy's war.. was constantly debating what to tell her parents. That's all, really.
I did like the bits about Lumber Jills. I never realized that there was women cutting down trees to make telephone poles during WWII. I knew all about the land girls, the WACS, the WASP, the ATA, but I never heard of the Lumber Jills, till now.
And Izzy's war.. was constantly debating what to tell her parents. That's all, really.
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December 23, 2010
– Shelved as:
2010-release
December 23, 2010
– Shelved
December 23, 2010
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
December 23, 2010
– Shelved as:
england
December 23, 2010
– Shelved as:
women-in-aviation
December 23, 2010
– Shelved as:
world-war-2
June 12, 2011
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Started Reading
June 13, 2011
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6.05%
"I've barely started this, but already had a LOL moment and must share this quote, "The way he yells your last name does have an unsettling effect on the digestive system. I get butterflies. I think I might fart." (Chick has just been yelled @ by her boss!)"
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31
June 14, 2011
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30.27%
"No deep thoughts really... don't like this Jacob dude. Intrigued with the Lumber Jill thing. Think Izzy needs to grow a pair."
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155
June 14, 2011
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43.16%
"Disappointed. It's not really about the ATA or even the lumber jills, but a bunch of women learning to be promiscuous in the 40s. Too much soap opera, not enough hostory or flying. I don't know if I want 500 some pages of bed hopping."
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June 15, 2011
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Finished Reading
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Jun 15, 2011 05:31PM
This one definitely sounds like one I woldn't like. Thanks for the review!
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Was it even necessary for the women to even be ATA pilots? Or could they just have easily worked at a munitions factory or something?I've never heard of the Lumber Jills either, but I recently saw the WWII movie Four Jills in a Jeep, ha-ha.
If someone has never read about the ATA before, they would walk away a bit more knowledgable, but I think they coulda been anything and it wouldn't have made a big difference.
Aviation buffs will be disappointed.
Tara wrote: "If someone has never read about the ATA before, they would walk away a bit more knowledgable, but I think they coulda been anything and it wouldn't have made a big difference."That's the gist I got from your review. When I read books like that, I have to wonder why the author bothered to identify their characters in a certain way, as in ATA pilots in this case, if it isn't integral or explored in the story. If that makes sense.
Yes I wondered that myself. I am watching The Enchanted Cottage now. I love it! I feel much the same way as the heroine. Loved what she said about a place to belong.
