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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
I can't recall similar reading experience in several years.
Striking - not to say: devastating.
One gets completely absorbed by that an hour long, short 'novel in letters'.
Unbelievable idea and really phenomenal execution.
Those letters should be published in as many languages as possible, should be familiar to everyone.
As we - humans - are not any wiser after those 80-90 years; on the contrary.
(What a devilish coincidence... the very next evening I’d been watching „Remember” with Christopher Plummer. Like another side of the same coin...)
Striking - not to say: devastating.
One gets completely absorbed by that an hour long, short 'novel in letters'.
Unbelievable idea and really phenomenal execution.
Those letters should be published in as many languages as possible, should be familiar to everyone.
As we - humans - are not any wiser after those 80-90 years; on the contrary.
(What a devilish coincidence... the very next evening I’d been watching „Remember” with Christopher Plummer. Like another side of the same coin...)
challenging
dark
tense
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
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
fast-paced
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
This novella was recommended to me by a stranger in a bookstore. Sometimes taking a recommendation like this pays off, and this one sure did.
The story itself is written in the format of letters going back and forth between good friends who start to be torn apart upon the rise of Hitler, and the the one friend, falling under the spell of the nazi regime.
Crazy to see the progression of the brainwashing that occurs as the later letters are sent and received. Even crazier that this work was written not only real time back in the 1930's, but by a woman no less, who so masterfully captured the sentiments of the time, while hiding her identity.
Really interesting take on the times.
The story itself is written in the format of letters going back and forth between good friends who start to be torn apart upon the rise of Hitler, and the the one friend, falling under the spell of the nazi regime.
Crazy to see the progression of the brainwashing that occurs as the later letters are sent and received. Even crazier that this work was written not only real time back in the 1930's, but by a woman no less, who so masterfully captured the sentiments of the time, while hiding her identity.
Really interesting take on the times.
This book is over 80 years old and is still relevant today… which is a shame and proves that history repeats itself. In the book two friends write to each other about the uprising of WW2 in Eastern Europe. One friend is Jewish and the other is apart of the German forces (aka he is a Nazi). The second friend becomes consumed in the propaganda and cannot see past Hitler’s reign. This book illuminates the current issues that plague the world with the inhumane treatment of the Palestinian people. It baffles me how people can still be so ignorant on this issue. I urge anyone who still cannot comprehend how the current genocide is being compared to the genocide of the Jewish population in WW2 to pick up this quick yet mind provoking read.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
Strong character development:
Complicated