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politicat

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27. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein.

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 04:42 PM

Sep 2014

It's a World War II novel, released in 2012, about the friendship between two young women, one a pilot for the ATA from Manchester, one a radio operator from Scotland. It's classed YA, but that's the most awful misclassification since someone put Left Behind in science fiction.

This is actually my second time through because there's an event about halfway through that changes everything.

The two major characters are both hilarious in their defiance of fascism, and heartbreaking. There are places where it's a little uneven, but for the most part, it's really well written.

Edit: typo'ed the ATA.

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