The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society


 I had no idea what this book would be about. Never read the back of it; got it strictly because I saw someone else had read it and thought it was good. 

It was surprising to me that it ended up being a bit of a historical fiction,  WWII book!  I do generally really enjoy those :).   This book was SO different though from any I’ve read before.  The whole story was letters back and forth between an array of characters. I will say that at first this was a bit hard to follow as you learned who all of the different characters ever were. 

The main character’s name is Juliet who is a writer in London. Her next book is about the German Occupation of the island of Guernsey after she receives a letter from a member of this “Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society” and begins corresponding with not only that member, but multiple. These people start to become very good friends of hers, and not just people giving her info on what comes to be her next book topic. She decides to physically go there for a visit, and this where the story really takes off.  

While the first half of the book what a bit slow and a tad confusing at times for me, I absolutely enjoyed the second half once I was more immersed in the story. 

I did enjoy this book, however it was a slow read for me just based on the format. 

3 of 5  

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