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avaguearchive 's review for:
Mischling
by Affinity Konar
I received an advance copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Beautiful, emotive, almost dreamlike writing makes the setting and events of 'Mischling' even more harrowing than they already are by their nature - herein is realised the impossible 'new way of approaching the Holocaust in literature'. It is this clever, lucid-but-detached narrative style, along with the wearied, turning innocence of the children who comprise most of the cast, which make 'Mischling' stand out and unsettle beyond the expected. It is surprisingly, intentionally readable, using this as a juxtaposition to its horrors which works devastatingly well. Konar has pinned her style of execution down to the last, and this meticulous attention to detail really pays off: 'Mischling' is many impressive accomplishments in one. Every aspect of it has been thoroughly thought out, with great care taken to pull it all off exactly - if anything has been less successfully realised, the whole would have suffered. Quite a feat of hard work, compassion, talent and artistry.
I ordered a hard copy of this book before I was even halfway in.
Beautiful, emotive, almost dreamlike writing makes the setting and events of 'Mischling' even more harrowing than they already are by their nature - herein is realised the impossible 'new way of approaching the Holocaust in literature'. It is this clever, lucid-but-detached narrative style, along with the wearied, turning innocence of the children who comprise most of the cast, which make 'Mischling' stand out and unsettle beyond the expected. It is surprisingly, intentionally readable, using this as a juxtaposition to its horrors which works devastatingly well. Konar has pinned her style of execution down to the last, and this meticulous attention to detail really pays off: 'Mischling' is many impressive accomplishments in one. Every aspect of it has been thoroughly thought out, with great care taken to pull it all off exactly - if anything has been less successfully realised, the whole would have suffered. Quite a feat of hard work, compassion, talent and artistry.
I ordered a hard copy of this book before I was even halfway in.