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A review by amandamay83
The Lost Life of Eva Braun by Angela Lambert
1.0
Ugh. So disappointing. In fairness, I only lasted about 50 pages, but I couldn't take anymore. When I first started it, I loved the chatty tone of the book. The further I read, though, I became increasingly annoyed.
1) The author repeats herself SO MUCH. I think this is my biggest issue. I read three footnotes that were nearly word-for-word identical. Then she would restate the same information in the main portion of the book.
2) I'm not sure the author understands how footnotes are supposed to work. It was largely her own personal commentary.
3) She references one man (sorry, the book is not in front of me and the name escapes me) who was found by a Judge to be an incredible liar and a Holocaust denier. Only a short while later, she uses his statements/research to back up her own beliefs. Say what?
4) The author desperately needed an editor. There were TYPOS! Not just one, but many. It was distracting and made me doubt the author's credibility.
Had the book been much shorter, I might have continued to give it a go. But at 500+ pages? Not happening.
1) The author repeats herself SO MUCH. I think this is my biggest issue. I read three footnotes that were nearly word-for-word identical. Then she would restate the same information in the main portion of the book.
2) I'm not sure the author understands how footnotes are supposed to work. It was largely her own personal commentary.
3) She references one man (sorry, the book is not in front of me and the name escapes me) who was found by a Judge to be an incredible liar and a Holocaust denier. Only a short while later, she uses his statements/research to back up her own beliefs. Say what?
4) The author desperately needed an editor. There were TYPOS! Not just one, but many. It was distracting and made me doubt the author's credibility.
Had the book been much shorter, I might have continued to give it a go. But at 500+ pages? Not happening.