Reviews

Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman

bettyjward's review

adventurous informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

dfbl96's review

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

bubbelfia's review

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

Enjoyed the mix of historical fact/explanations and personal stories. Read this while visiting Berlin and it really made everything come to life even more.

I was fascinated by the  story of the tunnel and the very devoted diggers. There is mention of a film team and an awardwinning documentary ("The tunnel" from 1962), managed to find it online and watched after reading, making not only the places, but also the people very real.

scoutandlyra's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

babyjwaters's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.75

fairysparklebutton's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

seggsymamacita's review

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

debbieinlondon's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

jlange64's review against another edition

5.0

This is my absolute favorite type of book. A super compelling story that keeps me turning the pages AND teaches me a ton about a topic of interest. And it's a true story! Having visited Berlin over a decade ago and having seen some of the sights mentioned in the book made it all the more enjoyable. If you have any interest at all in the Berlin Wall I think you would love this book.

caroltp's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0