Traitor: A Novel of World War II

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He especially doesn't trust Solovey, the squad's war-scarred young leader, who has plenty of secrets of his own. Then again, he had known it was Zampolit Petrov when he set the muzzle of his rifle against the base of the zampolit’s skull and put a second bullet in the zampolit’s brain.

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In the end, the characters can only judge themselves on how they treat one another -- and we can only judge them based on that.A vivid, complex, gripping debut perfect for the war and military history buff in your life, adult or young adult! There's a tiny bit of romance, but it's explored in a unique way that doesn't worry itself with a standard beginning, middle, and ending.

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I will say before you go any further, this is a fairly brutal novel, which obviously makes sense given the subject matter. I definitely think Traitor will resonate in this current climate we’re in, not just on the surface political level, but [because] there’s always a need for stories about people trying to do the right thing, even when their circumstances are horrendous. The title Traitor sets up the expectation that a single traitor or even several traitors will eventually be identified in the course of the narrative. After the Soviet liberation of Lwow from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies, its loyalties torn between Poland and Ukraine.

Unable to ignore the gaps in the case, Pip sets out to prove Sal’s innocence, beginning with interviewing his younger brother, Ravi. It’s one of those cases where I was really into the themes, but I was missing this emotional and character connection to keep me hooked.

Traitor: A Novel of World War II eBook : McCrina, Amanda

I think if I went in expecting more of a focus no the history rather than the story, I would've enjoyed Traitor a lot more. There was a long, ridged scar across the bridge of his nose—from shrapnel or a bayonet, Tolya didn’t know. And in a city where loyalty comes second to self-preservation, a traitor can be an enemy or a savior–or sometimes both.In addition, part of the point of the story is the discombobulation of the kaleidoscopic, constantly shifting loyalties and sides the two protagonists were involved with, but the net effect, for me, at least, was to feel somewhat disengaged with the events and the characters.