A review by bookloves
The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook

3.0

Now I've always been a huge fan of historical fiction. So I naturally gravitated to this book when I came across it in Borders. The book had small print so I took longer-than-usual to finish it.

Overall the book is quite enjoyable but unfortunately it only received 3 stars because of its lack of drama and the characters didn't really stand out. I felt that Lewis could have been more portrayed as the hero, but he merely "appeared/disappeared" throughout the story. Rachel, his wife, was more evident in the book along with Herr Lubert.

I found the story to be a bit disappointing merely because I had to wait till the last 100 pages for something exiting to happen. And even when it did, it was so short lived that all I felt at the ending was.."Oh, that's it?"

The book was filled rich with history and the concept was beautiful as rarely do I find books that tells the story AFTER WWII and how Germany struggles to rebuild its nation.

Not much of a recommended read from me, but you might enjoy the deep analysis of the daily life after the wake of the war.