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A review by jamie_o
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
2.5
I feel bad rating a book about Nazi resistance so low, but I can appreciate that these boys were the first Danish resistance fighters, spurred on by the inaction of the Danish adults - bravo, 5 stars for that. However, Knud and some of his fellow club members were way too reckless and hot headed. I was surprised they didn't get themselves killed or caught far sooner.
The switching between first- and third-person narration was awkward at times, maybe more so because I listened to the audiobook. The first-person narrator for Knud (Michael Braun) was the most repulsive audiobook reader I have ever encountered. I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish with that tone and emphasis - drama? intrigue? Every word he spoke sounded exaggeratedly macho-tough-cool guy. The author, Phillip Hoose, did fine with the third person narration.
The switching between first- and third-person narration was awkward at times, maybe more so because I listened to the audiobook. The first-person narrator for Knud (Michael Braun) was the most repulsive audiobook reader I have ever encountered. I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish with that tone and emphasis - drama? intrigue? Every word he spoke sounded exaggeratedly macho-tough-cool guy. The author, Phillip Hoose, did fine with the third person narration.