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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
Cuanta mala leche concentrada en tan pocas páginas. Cuanto presagio en una novela de 1938. Porque eso es lo que más me ha alucinado: que en 1938 ya había gente que sabía lo que estaba pasando, que lo denunció. Y nadie les hizo caso. Si esto ya lo suponía una estadounidense antes de la guerra, imagínate lo vacías que suenan las excusas de los alemanes que decían que no sabían nada.
Es una novela epistolar muy corta, muy concisa, que expresa de maravilla la idea, y es tan cruel en su ejecución que hasta sonreí y todo al final.
Una obra maestra.
Es una novela epistolar muy corta, muy concisa, que expresa de maravilla la idea, y es tan cruel en su ejecución que hasta sonreí y todo al final.
Una obra maestra.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Four stars mostly for its historical relevance. 3 otherwise.
I just recently heard about this mini-novel during a podcast I listen to. Written in 1939, it gives an interesting perspective on Hitler’s rise to power and the ease with which people were drawn to him. It consists of letters to and from 2 men in 1933 (one living here and one living in Munich) as Hitler begins his assent and control. A short 67 pages, it gives much to think about. The author’s life story (written in the afterward) is interesting as well.
I just recently heard about this mini-novel during a podcast I listen to. Written in 1939, it gives an interesting perspective on Hitler’s rise to power and the ease with which people were drawn to him. It consists of letters to and from 2 men in 1933 (one living here and one living in Munich) as Hitler begins his assent and control. A short 67 pages, it gives much to think about. The author’s life story (written in the afterward) is interesting as well.
dark
emotional
tense
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:
N/A
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The post-Christmas period is the best time to catch up on books that have been languishing on my to-be-read list, and I sped through this while piled on the sofa surrounded by multiple animals. This epistolary novella is an exploration of the descent into anti-Semitism that Taylor saw displayed around her in 1938, when this was written. I found the format to be very interesting, and it was intriguing to show how letters have power. The foreword by her son was one of the most interesting parts of the book, writing about how the novella came to be, and later how it became a classic. I'm not sure if the length of it made it more powerful or less - on the one hand, it showed a rapid descent, over few pages, and a few months too. However, I think it could've been a little more hard-hitting had it been longer.