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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Unprecedented in its time, Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s Address Unknown is a remarkable literary accomplishment. A stunning novella told solely through letters between Max Eisenstein, a German-American Jew living in California, and his friend and business partner, Martin Schulse, who recently relocated to Germany with his family during the rise of Nazism. A strong message, well-structured and brilliantly concluded, is well worth the quick read.
Favorite passage:
“Max, I think in many ways Hitler is good for Germany, but I am not sure.
He is now the active head of the government. I doubt much that even Hindenburg could now remove him from power, as he was truly forced to place him there. The man is like an electric shock, strong as only a great orator and a zealot can be. But I ask myself, is he quite sane? His brown shirt troops are of the rabble. They pillage and have started a bad Jew-baiting. But these may be minor things, the little surface scum when a big movement boils up. For I tell you, my friend, there is a surge — a surge. The people everywhere have had a quickening. You feel it in the streets and shops. The old despair has been thrown aside like a forgotten coat. No longer the people wrap themselves in shame; they hope again.
Perhaps there may be found an end to this poverty. Something, I do not know what, will happen. A leader is found! Yet cautiously to myself I ask, a leader to where? Despair overthrown often turns us in mad directiodns.”
Favorite passage:
“Max, I think in many ways Hitler is good for Germany, but I am not sure.
He is now the active head of the government. I doubt much that even Hindenburg could now remove him from power, as he was truly forced to place him there. The man is like an electric shock, strong as only a great orator and a zealot can be. But I ask myself, is he quite sane? His brown shirt troops are of the rabble. They pillage and have started a bad Jew-baiting. But these may be minor things, the little surface scum when a big movement boils up. For I tell you, my friend, there is a surge — a surge. The people everywhere have had a quickening. You feel it in the streets and shops. The old despair has been thrown aside like a forgotten coat. No longer the people wrap themselves in shame; they hope again.
Perhaps there may be found an end to this poverty. Something, I do not know what, will happen. A leader is found! Yet cautiously to myself I ask, a leader to where? Despair overthrown often turns us in mad directiodns.”
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
tense
I can't stop thinking about this book. Everyone needs to read it.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Een verhaal uit 1938, raakt als een mokerslag en blijf je net zo lang voelen.
This is a great short novel. I would go so far as to say this needs to be taught in schools.
It’s an epistolary novel written in letters and I think that gives more weight to the context of the story. I think it also holds the story back. There is very little character building. The book is more focused on the arc, which in this case, is something that is very important.
There is a lack of setting, but that’s kind of to be expected.
Overall though, this is a thought provoking novel and I will recommend it to anyone.
It’s an epistolary novel written in letters and I think that gives more weight to the context of the story. I think it also holds the story back. There is very little character building. The book is more focused on the arc, which in this case, is something that is very important.
There is a lack of setting, but that’s kind of to be expected.
Overall though, this is a thought provoking novel and I will recommend it to anyone.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated