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die Welle

Morton Rhue

3.48 AVERAGE


This book was powerful and really telling of society. While something like this would not be allowed today, I think it was really interesting how even the teacher got caught up in the movement of the wave. I did not particularly like the ending as we didn't get to see the results of the experiment, however I do think this was a powerful story that tells the true effect of peer pressure and just how the Nazis lasted so long without being stopped.
dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a quick, easy read. The moral is great for teaching kids, but it was very anti-climactic.
dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The content and message in this book is important and fascinating, but it just wasn’t fleshed out enough. 
challenging reflective tense
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Puh…ich bin froh dass ich es gelesenen habe & finde auch, dass es durchaus einen Mehrwert haben kann. Aber gleichzeitig hat der Schreibstil mir leider gar nicht gefallen und allgemein war es doch sehr kurzgehalten, ich hätte mir mehr Details gewünscht. Eine wahre Geschichte inhaltlich zu bewerten ist schwer, ich kann nur sagen wie unglaublich gruselig manche Sätze hieraus waren. Definitiv weniger Entertainment, mehr Lesson!