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Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman
johnpaulgatenby's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
pihlalep's review against another edition
4.0
Koskettava kirja, jossa yksittäisten ihmisten tarinat valaisevat hienosti myös kokonaiskuvaa. Kirjailija onnistuukin erityisen hyvin juuri tässä yleisen ja yksittäisen kuvaamisen välisessä tasapainoilussa.
Erään kirjan henkilön toiminta jää pohdituttamaan mieleen pidemmäksikin aikaa. Miksi hän teki, kuten teki? Siihen tuskin saadaan vastausta, mutta tapaus on kiehtova ja karmiva esimerkki siitä, miten ihmisen toiminnan motiiveja on toisinaan mahdotonta päätellä ulkopuolelta.
Erään kirjan henkilön toiminta jää pohdituttamaan mieleen pidemmäksikin aikaa. Miksi hän teki, kuten teki? Siihen tuskin saadaan vastausta, mutta tapaus on kiehtova ja karmiva esimerkki siitä, miten ihmisen toiminnan motiiveja on toisinaan mahdotonta päätellä ulkopuolelta.
annahancox's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
zwembadman's review
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
4.0
This is a non-fiction book that reads like a thriller - short chapters, suspense in each one and a build-up to one supreme moment with roadblocks and challenges along the way. The downside is that the characters are as flat as in the average thriller and that there is relatively limited room for depth or thoroughness.
If you are looking for a tome on the nature of East Berlin and the DDR, this is not your book. If you are in for a lively account of a remarkable episode in its history, however, you will love Helena Merriman's work. She shows herself to be an accomplished writer and bases her story on extensive research and many direct contacts with the people involved.
The memories of the Berlin Wall are fading and entire generations have been born after it had come down. Yet events like the war in Ukraine serve as a reminder that the power struggles that defined the clash between East and West still simmer. It may be good to remember that it has made people suffer for many decades now. This book will not help to put the past finally behind us - no single book could achieve that. But it does offer a story of hope, one that might help in surmounting the clash we are facing once again.
If you are looking for a tome on the nature of East Berlin and the DDR, this is not your book. If you are in for a lively account of a remarkable episode in its history, however, you will love Helena Merriman's work. She shows herself to be an accomplished writer and bases her story on extensive research and many direct contacts with the people involved.
The memories of the Berlin Wall are fading and entire generations have been born after it had come down. Yet events like the war in Ukraine serve as a reminder that the power struggles that defined the clash between East and West still simmer. It may be good to remember that it has made people suffer for many decades now. This book will not help to put the past finally behind us - no single book could achieve that. But it does offer a story of hope, one that might help in surmounting the clash we are facing once again.
naomi_branham's review against another edition
5.0
Wow this was well researched and written. The narration was well done as well. This was really good insight into the Berlin wall and what families, lovers, friends, and students experienced with the the implementation of the wall and how it changed their lives. I did not have much knowledge on how the wall came to be or the Cold War before reading this. I could really feel what the people experienced on both sides of the wall through this writing.
lakelandreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0