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oceange's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Antisemitism, Death, Racism, Hate crime, Islamophobia, War, and Genocide
adastrame's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Prinzipiell fand ich das Buch großartig geschrieben. Man liest es immer mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge - grade weil die alles so absurd ist, aber doch irgendwie zu realitätsnah. Allerdings fand ich das Buch zu lang. Gegen Mitte zog es sich etwas, und ich fand man hätte die Message auch wunderbar in einer Novelle auf den Punkt bringen können. Irgendwann wollte ich dann nur noch dass es aufhört.
Den Film kannte ich vorher schon, der ist großartig grade auch weil er noch eins drauflegt auf was das Buch macht und diesen Dokumentarfilmcharakter hat.
Den Film kannte ich vorher schon, der ist großartig grade auch weil er noch eins drauflegt auf was das Buch macht und diesen Dokumentarfilmcharakter hat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and War
bookwormcat's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The idea of Hitler being alive in the modern world made me squirm. The book being told from his perspective made me deeply uncomfortable. However, this was satire, and at times even made me chuckle. As it went on, however, it made me think more and more about the cult of celebrity, the power of the internet, and how people can use "humour" as a vehicle for more extremist content. It made me consider how people hear what they want to, and excuse the rest as "joking". This book really made me think a lot about so-called "cancel culture", freedom of speech, and how easily things can get very, very bad, very quickly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Suicide
ishouldbereading's review against another edition
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It had hilarious parts, mainly in the first half but you need to know fair amount of German history and culture to understand the references. It's also kind of reflective and philosophical at times which I didn't like. It's stretched out a lot and very slow paced. I really didn't like the end and the message behind this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism and Xenophobia
Minor: War, Murder, and Violence
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