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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book, published in 1938 in a magazine, was the way that many Americans were exposed to the horror of Nazism. Told in epistolary format in letters between two friends, a Jewish man in San Francisco and a German man in Munich, it brilliantly transfers feelings of disbelief, betrayal, grief, and finally, I think, some justice. An unfortunately timeless narrative. I’m so glad I read it and I would recommend it.
emotional
fast-paced
Unique perspective of rise of the Third Reich. I really enjoyed the letters as it highlighted the destruction of personal relationships during this time.
Packs a punch in a tiny package. My librarian daughter handed me this one, sure that I had already read it at some point. I hadn't, but I fixed that immediately.
This is a short, powerful read (more short story than novel, in my counting) and it will stay with you after you close the cover.
This is a short, powerful read (more short story than novel, in my counting) and it will stay with you after you close the cover.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide