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A review by spacerkip
World War II Love Stories by Gill Paul
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.0
This book really set the tone in the first story, opening with the grand affair between Coco Chanel, known antisemite and collaborator, and her Nazi officer lover. A quick wikipedia search will tell you all about Chanel's early support of Hitler and how she tried to steal ownership of the Chanel No. 5 perfume from its Jewish directors. And Hans von Dincklage himself worked for the chief of German Intelligence. You know, the people arresting citizens and committing war crimes and genocide? So. Off to a good start.
The other 13 couples thankfully did not include any more fascists, but very few were actually interesting enough to hold my attention. Most were simply shallow summaries written in a rose-colored prose. More than a few revolved around soldiers cheating on partners left at home, which was. Hm. I always did find infidelity romantic.
Anyway, perhaps I am not the target audience for this, but I am awfully tired of people using global atrocities as a vehicle for flippant entertainment.
The other 13 couples thankfully did not include any more fascists, but very few were actually interesting enough to hold my attention. Most were simply shallow summaries written in a rose-colored prose. More than a few revolved around soldiers cheating on partners left at home, which was. Hm. I always did find infidelity romantic.
Anyway, perhaps I am not the target audience for this, but I am awfully tired of people using global atrocities as a vehicle for flippant entertainment.