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A review by gracefullypunk
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
2.0
Really, not seeing the reason for the hubbub over this one. I can see what Blum was aiming for: the way guilt and shame can linger over time. But I'm not sure why people see it as brave to take on the subject of the Germans during WW2, because for the most part, they're still painted as evil.
Added to that, Blum tries to paint Anna in shades of grey. Except she never really paints Anna's German soldier in those colors, so there's no real reason for the reader to identify with Anna's internal struggle. Plus, the ending, the "resolution", was so abrupt and unnuanced as to make it incredibly frustrating.
I can see how those that have never come into contact with Holocaust stories or depictions of what happened during WW2 might be interested in this book. But are there really many of those readers about?
Give me a book that takes a more subtle fictionalized approach to how life was in Germany during that time, and I'd love to read it. Until then, this feels like just another fiction book pertaining to WW2.
Added to that, Blum tries to paint Anna in shades of grey. Except she never really paints Anna's German soldier in those colors, so there's no real reason for the reader to identify with Anna's internal struggle. Plus, the ending, the "resolution", was so abrupt and unnuanced as to make it incredibly frustrating.
I can see how those that have never come into contact with Holocaust stories or depictions of what happened during WW2 might be interested in this book. But are there really many of those readers about?
Give me a book that takes a more subtle fictionalized approach to how life was in Germany during that time, and I'd love to read it. Until then, this feels like just another fiction book pertaining to WW2.