Sophie's Choice

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Three friends, Stingo, a twenty-two-year-old writer; Sophie, a survivor of the Nazi camps; and Nathan, her mercurial lover, share magical, heart-warming times until doom overtakes them as Sophie's and Nathan's darkest secrets are revealed.

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Sophie's Choice submitted by a2sue on July 24, 2017, 12:17am Sophie's Choice is a novel that stands the test of time.

Just read it submitted by EJZ on July 21, 2018, 1:46pm This book is so complete. The writing is beautiful, and the characters are each written a lot of depth that draws you deeper and deeper into their lives. There is one character in particular you love, and then realize what a bastard he is and start to hate him. Styron pulls off the difficult maneuver of making you start to like the character again. You can actually feel how people fall for him, how he wins over Sophie despite being such a terrible person. It's a difficult thing to do - twist the readers' emotions in that way, but Styron does it nearly effortlessly.

The book is not an easy read, there are parts that are emotionally difficult to say the least. Most readers by now have a clue as to what the book is about, but I'd urge you to read the book without delving any deeper beforehand into the plot. No need to read the back cover.