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Destinatario sconosciuto by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor, Lois Rosenthal, Ada Arduini

14 reviews

readalongwithyasmin's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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

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dark informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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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alexus_sb's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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spooderman's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sarahemhavens's review against another edition

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5.0

What an incredible, gut wrenching and eye opening story. Years later and the painful relevancy is still there in so many ways. The truth of Nazism and its poison was so disregarded and covered up, only to be brought to light in a short 60-some pages. Banning books that shed the light on people’s truth is something that is becoming a problem today. The fact that this book was banned and hid from German people, continuing their poisoned, clouded vision - it breaks my heart. The use of characters in this story is incredible. And Katherine Kressman Taylor’s voice is so concise - the brevity of this book truly blows my mind. If you have not read this, push this to the top of your list now - please!!

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mbasford's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Address Unknown is a short but impactful read. It is a series of letters between two friends and business partners. Martin has just returned to Germany while Max, who is Jewish, remains in America. The year is 1933 and Hitler is rising to power. It highlights the rise of fascism and how a person could be taken by extremism and become willing to sacrifice the human rights of some groups in the belief it will somehow improve their country. Obviously this book has a lot of relevance and resonance today. Towards the end the nature of Max’s letters changed drastically and it took me a minute to work out what was happening. I’m still not sure how I feel about it, but I definitely understand the sentiment underlying it.

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