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A review by biblioberuthiel
My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past by Nikola Sellmair, Jennifer Teege
3.0
When I first started this book I was pretty perplexed by all of the mixed reviews, as I found it incredibly fascinating. However, after finishing I see the various points people have made. This story is horrifying and fascinating. As a memoir, I think it suffers from a few things.
1) The story itself is so unimaginably sensational that once one recovers from the initial horror, the rest is fairly unexciting in comparison.
2) This isn't a story about Amon Goeth. It just isn't. It's a personal memoir about Jennifer Teege. People who read this expecting a lot of historical background or similar will, doubtless, be disappointed. It just isn't what this book is.
3) This book would have benefited from some more editing - which may have to do with the fact that it's a translation. It was a bit repetitive and inconsistent.
Overall, however, a really interesting story.
1) The story itself is so unimaginably sensational that once one recovers from the initial horror, the rest is fairly unexciting in comparison.
2) This isn't a story about Amon Goeth. It just isn't. It's a personal memoir about Jennifer Teege. People who read this expecting a lot of historical background or similar will, doubtless, be disappointed. It just isn't what this book is.
3) This book would have benefited from some more editing - which may have to do with the fact that it's a translation. It was a bit repetitive and inconsistent.
Overall, however, a really interesting story.