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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
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
challenging
dark
emotional
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
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Two friends, a German man who has returned to Germany and a Jewish man in San Francisco, write letters back and forth while fascism and Hitler are on the rise. It shows how quickly Hitler and Nazism destroyed with the hate.
Poignant, and a necessary read.
Poignant, and a necessary read.