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Adressat unbekannt by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

33 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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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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readersdijesst's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jennyzreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This short gut punch of an epistolary novel from 1938 is about the rise of Nazism in Germany and how it swept ordinary people up in its zeal to make Germany great again, and about how it made people act in inhuman ways. Chilling, not to mention frighteningly timely and unfortunately relevant.

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ktdakotareads's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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maxv_0502's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

(gelesen für eine Vorlesung für den Bachelor Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft an der Universität Wien)

I found this unexpectedly interesting as it really shows just how much an ideology preached by a dictator can influence a person and their relationships with other people.
Especially at the time when it came out in the nineteen-thirties and now that there is a rise in right wing ideals again, this story is highly relevant and important.
Still, I think that it is not revolutionary enough for me to give it more than three stars, though I did enjoy it and would recommend reading it.

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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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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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elysephone_escapes's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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