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A review by rebeccatcm
The Short End of the Sonnenallee: Thomas Brussig by Thomas Brussig
5.0
NO SPOILERS
The publisher’s description tells you all you need to know except this is absolutely superb. I didn’t laugh out loud but I did chuckle plenty and read this very short book (just over 100 pages) with a constant smile.
The everyday lives of a group of teenage boys (everyday for them being life in East Berlin) making the best of everything. It’s charming, so beautifully observed, funny, absurd and just brilliant. The perfect way to show the restrictions and failings of the regime.
Please, if you have an afternoon to spare, put the kettle on, put your feet up and read this. All humour aside, it’s a rather important read.
The publisher’s description tells you all you need to know except this is absolutely superb. I didn’t laugh out loud but I did chuckle plenty and read this very short book (just over 100 pages) with a constant smile.
The everyday lives of a group of teenage boys (everyday for them being life in East Berlin) making the best of everything. It’s charming, so beautifully observed, funny, absurd and just brilliant. The perfect way to show the restrictions and failings of the regime.
Please, if you have an afternoon to spare, put the kettle on, put your feet up and read this. All humour aside, it’s a rather important read.