{"id":977,"date":"2012-05-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=977"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:35:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:35:43","slug":"monday-notes-and-errata-code-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=977","title":{"rendered":"Monday Notes and Errata: CODE NAME VERITY Release and a Bonus Link"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week was just a wee bit\u2026CRAZED for us here at FW, with Tanita and I both plenty busy in the offline world, so we may have missed mentioning that Code Name Verity<\/i> by our blog bud (and Tanita\u2019s actual, real-life writer friend) Elizabeth Wein is available as of May 15th! Congratulations and hooray!<\/p>\n

Now, Tanita has already written a most capable and in-depth review of Code Name Verity<\/i><\/a> back when the UK version came out, so I\u2019m only going to write up a quick one here, now that I\u2019ve had the privilege of reading it via NetGalley. <\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll preface my notes by saying that historical fiction is not for everyone. We\u2019ve discussed this<\/a> very topic in the recent past, in fact. Code Name Verity<\/i> is the type of historical fiction that rewards those who want to not only read about the past but LIVE it in vivid and authentic detail. It is obviously incredibly well-researched, and though the level of detail may not be right for every reader, it left me with no doubts about the characters, their roles, and their presence within the story. <\/p>\n

As the cover nicely implies, this is the story of a bond between two young women, an indelible one, one that outlives everything that one could ever think of to test it. Both women have roles in the British military during World War II, if very different ones: the one nicknamed Queenie is proudly Scottish but fluent in German, a skill which serves her well, while Maddie is Manchester-born, a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary. We ultimately are allowed into each character\u2019s viewpoint, starting with (VERY MINOR SPOILERS) Queenie, who, we quickly find out, has fallen into the clutches of the SS in France and is frantically spilling her guts and her secrets on paper, writing for her very life, knowing she could be forever branded a traitor. Maddie\u2019s side of the story is very different, the story of a daring pilot whose worst fears include being shot at and letting someone down. What shines through in both stories, though, is the friendship and love that grows between Maddie and Queenie, who make an unlikely but undeniably effective team both in the air and on the ground. <\/p>\n

This story has tension and relief, secrets and lies, friendship and betrayal, but it constantly keeps the reader guessing as to which are which. I don\u2019t want to give too much away, so I\u2019ll leave it at that, but I will say that once I began asking questions about the story and characters in my own mind, I found this book very hard to put down until I found out the true answers. Is Queenie the traitor she seems to think she is? Is Maddie the coward she fears she might be? And will their friendship weather the test of war and its unthinkable horrors?<\/p>\n

You can find Code Name Verity<\/i><\/a> by Elizabeth Wein at an independent bookstore near you!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a bit of a bonus link for you: in Tanita\u2019s post about Code Name Verity<\/i><\/a>, she mentioned that the book passes the Bechdel Test. Well, the fabulous Ms. Alison Bechdel for whom the test is named has a recent interview posted on GraphicNovelReporter<\/a> about her latest book, Are You My Mother?<\/i>. All I can say is, I loved Fun Home<\/i> and look forward to reading this one, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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