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A review by cccarney67
The Tin Drum by Günter Grass
4.0
I enjoyed this book, although the story was not always easy to follow and the characters, especially Oskar the main character, were not very likable. But I found myself liking Oskar as the story progressed. His was not an easy life living in Danzig,Poland during the German occupation, through WWII, and after the war living in Dusseldorf.
This is from the back cover:
"The Tin Drum is the autobiography (fictional) of thirty-one year old Oskar Matzerath, who has lived through the long Nazi nightmare and who, as the novel begins, is being held in a mental institution. Willfully stunting his growth at three feet for many years, wielding his tin drum and piercing scream as anarchistic weapons, he provides a profound yet hilarious perspective on both German history and the human condition in the modern world."
This book was not a quick and easy read, but once I got passed the first 50 pages or so I had a very hard time putting it down.
This is from the back cover:
"The Tin Drum is the autobiography (fictional) of thirty-one year old Oskar Matzerath, who has lived through the long Nazi nightmare and who, as the novel begins, is being held in a mental institution. Willfully stunting his growth at three feet for many years, wielding his tin drum and piercing scream as anarchistic weapons, he provides a profound yet hilarious perspective on both German history and the human condition in the modern world."
This book was not a quick and easy read, but once I got passed the first 50 pages or so I had a very hard time putting it down.