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Really gripping and interesting. I have learnt so much reading this books, also I feel like reading this worries me a lot about the state of this world of you compare what is happening in some places with Nazi germany.
A real good book and reminded me why I love historical fiction
A real good book and reminded me why I love historical fiction
I think there is no higher compliment for an author than their reader's devouring their novel.
This is exactly what happened with Prisoner of Night and Fog.
It is one of the few books I have genuinely not wanted to put down and have thoroughly become invested in Gretchen's and Daniel's lives.
This book delved deeper into the dark rise of Hitler within German society before the beginning of WW2.
I can't wait to pick up the next novel and highly commend Blankman for a stunning, devastating novel.
Thank you so much.
This is exactly what happened with Prisoner of Night and Fog.
It is one of the few books I have genuinely not wanted to put down and have thoroughly become invested in Gretchen's and Daniel's lives.
This book delved deeper into the dark rise of Hitler within German society before the beginning of WW2.
I can't wait to pick up the next novel and highly commend Blankman for a stunning, devastating novel.
Thank you so much.
This was such a great story that was clearly well researched. Blankman does a good job showing the views of the Nazi party while still showing how utterly awful the ideology is, unlike other historical fiction centered around Hitler. I read both this book and its sequel in the span of a week because the stories were so engaging and the stakes were so high.
Goh, ja. Ik vond het niet ontzettend slecht, ik vond het niet ontzettend goed. Af en toe vond ik het behoorlijk saai, af en toe vond ik het best wel spannend. De research was goed gedaan, dat zeker wel, maar tegelijk was het verhaal dat rond al die historische feitjes was geweven nogal voorspelbaar. Het is het eerste deel in een trilogie. Ik betwijfel eerlijkgezegd of ik deel twee ook ga lezen.
Wow! I'm impressed that this is the authors debut novel. The amount of work and research she put into this payed off. The writing is really good as well. If you read the Authors Note at the end the you'll see how great of a job she did of weaving fictional characters in with real events and characters. This is definitely an amazing historical fiction read!
At the beginning I was very unsure of how I would end up liking it, but by the end I was glad I had decided to read this. The beginning is slightly slower, but interesting enough to want to keep reading. By the end I was racing to find out what happened. Occasionally it would seem like the author was info-dumping, but it didn't happen very often so it's not enough to make me dislike the book. A great aspect was the romance. It wasn't insta love which is a plus! I thought it was very well developed and happened over a believable amount of time.
Overall: This is a strong debut with very good writing. I can't wait for the sequel! I strongly recommend if you're a fan of historical fiction.
At the beginning I was very unsure of how I would end up liking it, but by the end I was glad I had decided to read this. The beginning is slightly slower, but interesting enough to want to keep reading. By the end I was racing to find out what happened. Occasionally it would seem like the author was info-dumping, but it didn't happen very often so it's not enough to make me dislike the book. A great aspect was the romance. It wasn't insta love which is a plus! I thought it was very well developed and happened over a believable amount of time.
Overall: This is a strong debut with very good writing. I can't wait for the sequel! I strongly recommend if you're a fan of historical fiction.
LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS.
I mean, I always love historical fiction, but when it's set during the Holocaust it's almost a must buy. Anne Blankman really put time into researching Hitler and his inner circle and I really enjoyed that. It was all very historically accurate, which again is a great thing. Can't wait to see where the next one goes!!
I mean, I always love historical fiction, but when it's set during the Holocaust it's almost a must buy. Anne Blankman really put time into researching Hitler and his inner circle and I really enjoyed that. It was all very historically accurate, which again is a great thing. Can't wait to see where the next one goes!!
I actually don’t generally read books that are set in the WWI or WWII era. I’m not sure why but maybe because it’s a sad thing. So reading The Prisoner of Night and Fog was set out of the norm for me but I have to say it was a good book to do that with. I think the author did a wonderful job of taking fiction and then weaving it into fact. Plus there is great Authors note that explains what things were changed and added. I admit I felt dumb because there is one of the characters that totally went over my head until the end of the book because I was saying the name wrong.
Gretchen really changes throughout the book. She starts off with the ideals that are ingrained in from childhood. On how to think like a National Socialist Party Member but there is also something in her that whispers doubts about it. She repeats it to herself like her life depends on it and in a way it does. It isn’t until she has some eye opening experiences that really make her begin to finally think for herself. Gretchen is actually quite clever and intelligent but it’s almost like she refusing to see what was in front of her because she knew it would change her world forever. Once she crosses those lines though she becomes a different and free Gretchen. I really liked the way her character develops through the book.
I also really like Daniel as well. Of course it’s still a fiction novel but their interactions at first seem more realistic to me. They are both suspicious of one another and there are times when Daniel is not sympathetic. He gets mad at how she acts and calls her out on it. He doesn’t take her naivety as an excuse and encourages her to think for herself. I think he is an important part to the growth of her character and grows a bit himself because of it. I felt like it’s hard not to like him. Plus once you have his loyalty you can tell it’s an all in thing with him.
I have to tell you from the get go Reinhard is one really scary dude. I mean really scary, through the whole book you feel like he’s going to pop out of the cracks in the sidewalk. Kind of put me on edge.
The plot is a rough one, it’s so sad to see people treated they way they are just because of their religious beliefs. It’s an interesting approach to Hitler and some of the reasoning of why he targeted Jews. I think it made me sad reading because I know what comes next for the world of Hitler and you want someone to beat the snot out of him in the book. You just think, why are people listening to this. Besides the Hitler portion there is also a bit of murder mystery. Although I liked the intrigue I didn’t feel myself absorbed in at as much as maybe I should have been. I’m not sure why but it just didn’t give me that I need to know what happened right now feeling. I think because there are so many things going on in this book that you have plenty of things to focus on. I mean just things like the mistreatment of those of Jewish faith, mistreatment of women, mental illness and just the whole who do you trust thing. I didn’t feel overwhelmed I thought it was all threaded into the story nicely.
I liked the ending it was fast paced and stressful. Just how like a book like this but satsifying where it left off. I was definitely good with it.
So this isn’t going to be your people dancing in flower fields type of book. I felt there was an intenseness to it because of the subject matter. I really enjoyed it though and for me who is not strongly interested in this era, it definitely sparked something. Plus a great Author’s Note at the end that I recommend reading.
Gretchen really changes throughout the book. She starts off with the ideals that are ingrained in from childhood. On how to think like a National Socialist Party Member but there is also something in her that whispers doubts about it. She repeats it to herself like her life depends on it and in a way it does. It isn’t until she has some eye opening experiences that really make her begin to finally think for herself. Gretchen is actually quite clever and intelligent but it’s almost like she refusing to see what was in front of her because she knew it would change her world forever. Once she crosses those lines though she becomes a different and free Gretchen. I really liked the way her character develops through the book.
I also really like Daniel as well. Of course it’s still a fiction novel but their interactions at first seem more realistic to me. They are both suspicious of one another and there are times when Daniel is not sympathetic. He gets mad at how she acts and calls her out on it. He doesn’t take her naivety as an excuse and encourages her to think for herself. I think he is an important part to the growth of her character and grows a bit himself because of it. I felt like it’s hard not to like him. Plus once you have his loyalty you can tell it’s an all in thing with him.
I have to tell you from the get go Reinhard is one really scary dude. I mean really scary, through the whole book you feel like he’s going to pop out of the cracks in the sidewalk. Kind of put me on edge.
The plot is a rough one, it’s so sad to see people treated they way they are just because of their religious beliefs. It’s an interesting approach to Hitler and some of the reasoning of why he targeted Jews. I think it made me sad reading because I know what comes next for the world of Hitler and you want someone to beat the snot out of him in the book. You just think, why are people listening to this. Besides the Hitler portion there is also a bit of murder mystery. Although I liked the intrigue I didn’t feel myself absorbed in at as much as maybe I should have been. I’m not sure why but it just didn’t give me that I need to know what happened right now feeling. I think because there are so many things going on in this book that you have plenty of things to focus on. I mean just things like the mistreatment of those of Jewish faith, mistreatment of women, mental illness and just the whole who do you trust thing. I didn’t feel overwhelmed I thought it was all threaded into the story nicely.
I liked the ending it was fast paced and stressful. Just how like a book like this but satsifying where it left off. I was definitely good with it.
So this isn’t going to be your people dancing in flower fields type of book. I felt there was an intenseness to it because of the subject matter. I really enjoyed it though and for me who is not strongly interested in this era, it definitely sparked something. Plus a great Author’s Note at the end that I recommend reading.
I used this book as my historical fiction book project and I'm so glad I did! I could talk endlessly about the plot and characters! such a good and exciting read I'm excited and worried about what the next book has to offer!
If you're looking for a fast paced, suspenseful, historically accurate novel with a bit of love sprinkled in, you've found the right book. I can't wait for the next book!
This may just be one of my new favorite books…I just loved this story so much!
The thing that made me really fall in love with this book was the crazy amount of fact it had woven throughout the story. The main premise of this story is for Gretchen to figure out what happened to her father when he died. And as she went along from various people to hear their account of the events, she gets real facts about Hitler’s life, heard from real people that actually lived and knew Hitler. And it’s amazing how that was able to all be put in one huge story line, that isn’t even that far off from an event that actually happened. The entire author’s note with the history just kept blowing my mind – the way Anne Blankman was able to pull so many different influences, anecdotes, people together from Hitler’s life and put them in one story was incredible. In most historical novels, there is so much liberty taken with the story that it’s hard to even call it ‘historical fiction.’ But this was one of the best I’ve read in a very long time and I would really suggest it!
One of my other favorite things about this book, and the thing that made me want to read it when I saw it sitting on the shelves of Barnes and Noble, was Hitler. Hitler is a person that we all know as pure evil, and I had never read a book with him as a character before. And by character, I mean he has dialogue. And contributes to the plot line. The best part was that Gretchen was so involved with him. It would not be an easy task to write about such a terrible person, especially a real person, but he was done so well. He creeped me out so bad in so many scenes and I hated him. Like, a lot. And I think everyone would. Once again, the amount of research in this book was incredible. Also, Hitler could have died very early on in his career – why did that not happen? Like, so much would’ve changed…just so much. (See, I learned things from this book!) Anyway, this element was one of my favorites because it was so unique to this story. And if I had to guess, I would say he probably was exactly like written here.
Anyway, onto Gretchen. Gretchen was such a good character. She had her flaws, but also her strong points. She made mistakes too, but she did some things right. She felt like a normal person, tied up in the inner workings of the National Socialist Party. I loved seeing her deal with all the inner drama of this political party, most of which were real events (again, amazingly done!). Her friends and their fates were so interesting and unique. I really liked, well hated actually, her family situation and her abusive brother. He helped bring in the point about psychopaths and psychoanalysis, which was very popular at the time. I liked Dr. Waterhouse as well because he helped bring in the psychology aspect of Hitler’s reign, something I have always found very interesting. All of things about psychopaths was just so interesting. And, speaking of Gretchen, we must talk about Daniel! I loved Daniel so much. His relationship with Gretchen was so heart warming. It’s been a while since I read a really good relationship like that.
Once again, the plot was just so twisty and crazy! I loved hearing everything about Hitler and his National Socialist party. There was so much drama and mystery surrounding everything that made this book a really good read.
I highly suggest this book!
The thing that made me really fall in love with this book was the crazy amount of fact it had woven throughout the story. The main premise of this story is for Gretchen to figure out what happened to her father when he died. And as she went along from various people to hear their account of the events, she gets real facts about Hitler’s life, heard from real people that actually lived and knew Hitler. And it’s amazing how that was able to all be put in one huge story line, that isn’t even that far off from an event that actually happened. The entire author’s note with the history just kept blowing my mind – the way Anne Blankman was able to pull so many different influences, anecdotes, people together from Hitler’s life and put them in one story was incredible. In most historical novels, there is so much liberty taken with the story that it’s hard to even call it ‘historical fiction.’ But this was one of the best I’ve read in a very long time and I would really suggest it!
One of my other favorite things about this book, and the thing that made me want to read it when I saw it sitting on the shelves of Barnes and Noble, was Hitler. Hitler is a person that we all know as pure evil, and I had never read a book with him as a character before. And by character, I mean he has dialogue. And contributes to the plot line. The best part was that Gretchen was so involved with him. It would not be an easy task to write about such a terrible person, especially a real person, but he was done so well. He creeped me out so bad in so many scenes and I hated him. Like, a lot. And I think everyone would. Once again, the amount of research in this book was incredible. Also, Hitler could have died very early on in his career – why did that not happen? Like, so much would’ve changed…just so much. (See, I learned things from this book!) Anyway, this element was one of my favorites because it was so unique to this story. And if I had to guess, I would say he probably was exactly like written here.
Anyway, onto Gretchen. Gretchen was such a good character. She had her flaws, but also her strong points. She made mistakes too, but she did some things right. She felt like a normal person, tied up in the inner workings of the National Socialist Party. I loved seeing her deal with all the inner drama of this political party, most of which were real events (again, amazingly done!). Her friends and their fates were so interesting and unique. I really liked, well hated actually, her family situation and her abusive brother. He helped bring in the point about psychopaths and psychoanalysis, which was very popular at the time. I liked Dr. Waterhouse as well because he helped bring in the psychology aspect of Hitler’s reign, something I have always found very interesting. All of things about psychopaths was just so interesting. And, speaking of Gretchen, we must talk about Daniel! I loved Daniel so much. His relationship with Gretchen was so heart warming. It’s been a while since I read a really good relationship like that.
Once again, the plot was just so twisty and crazy! I loved hearing everything about Hitler and his National Socialist party. There was so much drama and mystery surrounding everything that made this book a really good read.
I highly suggest this book!