Reviews

Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

shelbynuck's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

rammy's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

A quick read that still gets you thinking. It gets even more interesting to read if you consider the publishing year (1938) combined with the topics, the author brings up (anti-semitism and the effect of Nazi Germany).

1001chapitres's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.25

tbr_withmaya's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

sam556889's review

4.0

Great suprise, wish it was longer. Still loved it.

noall's review

dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

deta's review against another edition

5.0

i aquí tenim una altra escriptora que escriu amb un pseudònim masculí... quin llibre més intens!, i això que és curtíssim, però en poques pàgines ens parla d'una amistat que es va desintegrant amb l'alçament del nazisme, ens fa sentir vergonya i rabia pel que passa i al final, osti quin
final!     

literately's review

4.0

This is a short but powerful and poignant read. I was swept away by a surge of emotion and outrage at multiple points throughout this concise story. The author conveyed a clear and potent statement through this collection of letters between her two main characters.

I appreciated how this fictional piece added perspective on the atrocities of WWII, and how it conveyed how fragile friendship can be in the face of political extremism. We are seeing so much extremism on both sides of the political spectrum nowadays that it feels like a chilling, cautionary tale. It feels like we are in a race to see which side will strip us of our rights first— both sides are proponents of censorship as long as it serves their agenda. Meanwhile the public is being riled up to dangerous degrees; division and hatred are spreading. I see this cautionary tale as a warning to us to NOT FORGET OUR HUMANITY. To not turn our backs on our friends over political propaganda (no matter which side it comes from). And to never give up our freedom of speech.

iceangel32's review

4.0

I am not sure how to rate this book. It was not what I expected. it is a series of short letters bound in a book as big as an envelope. The letters are correspondences from two men who went to college in the US together, one an American Jewish man and one a German man. They had started a gallery together in the US. It shows the corruption of the human during big change or hard times. How relationships can fall apart and ideals change with power and a swift talker. It can also be a warning to our country in its hard times not to forget our values and morals in this time of despair. To think more thoroughly about our decisions and the impacts that they make. It will be a book that stays with me from two friends to uninformative ending.

t33_'s review

reflective sad fast-paced

4.0