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Adressat unbekannt by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

19 reviews

thoughtswerehad's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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t_flo_39's review against another edition

2.0

This book made me angry at the behaviour of one of the characters, annoyed by the heavy wording and clunkiness, and the letters itself had no real backbone or substance. Too much telling and not enough showing. Could’ve done with a lot more story, depth, and character development. I wanted to be captivated by this book but in the end it was lacklustre.

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nina_bookkura's review against another edition

1.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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giuliano4843's review against another edition

5.0

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

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horizonous's review against another edition

4.0

sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This accomplishes more in 64 pages than other books never could in 300.

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tbr_withmaya's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

This book was less than 100 pages and honestly the literature speaks for itself. There are no words that I could type here that would do this book justice. Kressman Taylor delves into the descent into Nazi German from the point of view of two friends, a Jew from Germany who is now living in America and his friend, a non Jew, who recently moved back to Germany.

To think you have been friends with someone for so long and to have gone into business with them, have shared food and drink with them in their home and to discover one day that you have no idea who this person is anymore.

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readalongwithyasmin's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective sad tense 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: Yes

This book is short but is so informative and relatable to today’s current political environment. The letter format was unique and captured the emotions of the writers perfectly.

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samchase112's review against another edition

4.75

dark informative 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: Complicated

A terrifying and heartbreaking book. Despite its extremely short length — especially once you remove the introduction and afterword — this epistolary novel about the rapidly deteriorating relationship between a Jewish German American and his German friend packs a vicious punch. It made a mark when it was first published, and though its impact has lessened a bit over time, given the novelty has worn off, its message and emotional resonance still stand today. Whew!

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