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Mein Kampf
by
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler's personal memoir. In his own hand he tells of his childhood and involvement in early socialism.
An insight into the man, leader, and his quest for world domination by any means necessary.
An insight into the man, leader, and his quest for world domination by any means necessary.
Paperback, 694 pages
Published
May 11th 1973
by Mariner Books
(first published July 18th 1925)
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Aug 08, 2012
Kira
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Shelves:
books-to-use-as-weapons,
lost-the-will-to-live,
made-me-want-to-choke-myself,
books-that-changed-my-life,
go-choke-on-your-sexism,
your-slut-shaming-is-disgusting,
tstl-heroine,
so-boring-i-ate-my-own-face,
papa-dont-preach,
no-effing-way,
argh-you-made-me-cry,
wtf-is-this-racist-crap,
oh-god-the-whitewashing,
made-no-sense,
will-read-for-all-the-wrong-reasons
Caution: Extreme cussing ahead. I mean it. It's extreme. If you have an aversion to bad language, what you're about to read might make you want to claw your eyes out. It was difficult to make it through a single sentence of this review without cussing.
When I was younger and dumber, I said that one day I'd review this drivel properly. Now, in the dead of night, it just feels right.
Thisbook thing is, without a doubt, the biggest load of flaming shit I've ever read in my fucking life. It is, bar...more
When I was younger and dumber, I said that one day I'd review this drivel properly. Now, in the dead of night, it just feels right.
This
Jul 30, 2007
Greg
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
People with a strong grasp of 20th century history.
Recommended to Greg by:
posterity.
(added March 2013)
This review is popular enough that I feel obliged to add something I hadn't thought about when I first wrote it, especially now that my 'internet presence' or something matters.
I had a very good social studies teacher in 12th grade. He started his 20th century history class with one word - Nationalism. This was the recurring theme for all of the 20th century, as he understood it, and thus the class. He was right, or at least as right about 20th century history as you can be in...more
This review is popular enough that I feel obliged to add something I hadn't thought about when I first wrote it, especially now that my 'internet presence' or something matters.
I had a very good social studies teacher in 12th grade. He started his 20th century history class with one word - Nationalism. This was the recurring theme for all of the 20th century, as he understood it, and thus the class. He was right, or at least as right about 20th century history as you can be in...more
Of course I didn't expect Mein Kampf to be a great book, even within the admittedly narrow antisemitic messianic homoerotic prison genre, but I did expect a little more showmanship. If you've seen Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will, then you know Adolf* could really work himself into an artful spittle-flying lather. My German is middling, but I've heard he was all charismatic and persuasive or whatever. Like, if you were just planning to go out for a stroll and pick up some schnitzel, you'd happe...more
Funny story: I was embarrassed to check this out of the library, but I'm writing a lesson plan for a teacher I TA for and I needed this book to do it. Well, I was really busy, and I actually forgot to go to the desk and have them check me out so when I left the library, the alarm rang and I had to show them what was in my bag . . . . How embarrassing.
Anyhow, the book's probably as creepy and disturbing as you would imagine it to be. It's haunting how often he tries to give himself and his ideas...more
Anyhow, the book's probably as creepy and disturbing as you would imagine it to be. It's haunting how often he tries to give himself and his ideas...more
Hitler... booooooooooooooo!
Call me a crazy talking liberal if you want, but I am against burning human beings in big ovens. I don't care how trendy and cool it was considered back in the day, that's just the way I was raised.
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend. Or at least I thought he was my friend. It turned out he was actually just a cashier at Borders. But he looked an awful lot like this guy I used to be friends with when I worked at Gamestop. I could have sworn it was him. T...more
Call me a crazy talking liberal if you want, but I am against burning human beings in big ovens. I don't care how trendy and cool it was considered back in the day, that's just the way I was raised.
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend. Or at least I thought he was my friend. It turned out he was actually just a cashier at Borders. But he looked an awful lot like this guy I used to be friends with when I worked at Gamestop. I could have sworn it was him. T...more
Jun 05, 2007
Q
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
No one, especially not insane anti-semites.
Glancing at this book, no one has given it even one star.
I find this kind of hard to believe, because the book is amazing. Amazing that one person could have not only thought these things but had the audacity to write them down for posterity.
I read a good chunk of this in it's original German form. It was assigned to us in high school as a "get as far as you can stomach" sort of read. I admittedly skimmed most of it, and cringed at the bits I did read.
But as I had an idea for an altered book pro...more
I find this kind of hard to believe, because the book is amazing. Amazing that one person could have not only thought these things but had the audacity to write them down for posterity.
I read a good chunk of this in it's original German form. It was assigned to us in high school as a "get as far as you can stomach" sort of read. I admittedly skimmed most of it, and cringed at the bits I did read.
But as I had an idea for an altered book pro...more
So I tried looking at things from that point of view of the people on goodreads who give this book 2 or 3 stars. I mean, none I get. FIVE I get. But TWO. What’s that all about? What sort of mind would you have? Nothing if not intrepidly brave (I did start reading Harry Potter, credit where credit is due), I decided to go where no man would normally dare...
Okay, so you can’t give it five stars in all conscience. It was a manifesto for taking over the world and ridding it of various groups of peop...more
Okay, so you can’t give it five stars in all conscience. It was a manifesto for taking over the world and ridding it of various groups of peop...more
Sep 10, 2007
Paul T
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Weimar-era Germans, it seemed to do well with their demographic.
I laughed. I cried. It was better than Cats. But I still didn't like it. I even tried listening to Wagner and making shitty art while reading it...nothing. What the heck, it beats the shit out of The Fountainhead...right? No? Yeah, its pretty bad. Analyze it all you want for whatever reason - it still blows.
Oct 08, 2009
hexaspir
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
everyone interested in German history 1918-1945
Recommended to hexaspir by:
my grandmother
Shelves:
hist-neu-deutsch
Being German, I first read it at the age of 15 or so, the copy my grandparents were given for their wedding in 1942. I did not understand everything at the time, in particular some of the allusions to the parliament, but I understood well enough and could not believe what I was reading. In Germany it is not easy to get a copy, I think, but for me this was and is a must-read. Hitler wrote it when no one believed he would ever be in a position to do all this nasty stuff - but then, when he was, he...more
كفاحي
نادرة الحالات التي نقرأ فيها للطغاة، لا يمتلك الطاغية وقتاً ولا رغبة في تبرير نفسه وشرح أفكاره، فلذا يترك المهمة الصعبة للمؤرخين، الذين ينهكون أنفسهم في محاولة ربط أفعاله وأقواله والخروج منها برؤية تفسيرية.
هتلر في هذا الكتاب هو هتلر ما قبل السلطة، هتلر ما قبل كل ما جعلنا نعرف اسم هتلر، وننقشه كعلامة تاريخية مميزة، ولكن هذا لا يعني أن هذا كتاب ناقص، لا يعني أنه لا يجعلنا نفهم ما الذي حدث ولماذا حدث، بالعكس الكتاب هو صدر البيت الذي كانت عجزه حقبة 1934 م – 1945 م.
ولكن مع هذا بالكاد يمكننا ت...more
نادرة الحالات التي نقرأ فيها للطغاة، لا يمتلك الطاغية وقتاً ولا رغبة في تبرير نفسه وشرح أفكاره، فلذا يترك المهمة الصعبة للمؤرخين، الذين ينهكون أنفسهم في محاولة ربط أفعاله وأقواله والخروج منها برؤية تفسيرية.
هتلر في هذا الكتاب هو هتلر ما قبل السلطة، هتلر ما قبل كل ما جعلنا نعرف اسم هتلر، وننقشه كعلامة تاريخية مميزة، ولكن هذا لا يعني أن هذا كتاب ناقص، لا يعني أنه لا يجعلنا نفهم ما الذي حدث ولماذا حدث، بالعكس الكتاب هو صدر البيت الذي كانت عجزه حقبة 1934 م – 1945 م.
ولكن مع هذا بالكاد يمكننا ت...more
Sep 25, 2007
David
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
chick lit types
hitler should have changed his last name to "hit", because that's what this book is! the main character, who looks like sarah jessica parker, is in her mid-30's and looking for love in all the wrong places. when she gets transported back in time to repressive regime of hitler, the language barrier and her liberal ideals won't stop her from finding true love.
a lil' bit of trivia: the audio book was narrated by a young jody foster.
a lil' bit of trivia: the audio book was narrated by a young jody foster.
دفعني لقراءة الكتاب رغبتي أن أعرف من هو هتلر.. ما أفكاره.. وما هي قصته؟
لم أجد أحداً ينقل لي ما أريد أفضل منه هو.. حين يكتب سيرته الذاتية
وصلت إلى غرضي من قراءة الكتاب...
كتاب مفيد للمهتمين بالسياسة، ينقل لك آراء هتلر الجريئة والمقنعة في الجانب السياسي
إلا أن الكتاب يعيبه سوء تصنيفه، وتكرار الكلام فيه في أكثر من موضع دون داعٍ لذلك
كدت أن أعطي الكتاب ثلاث نجمات لولا نقطة سوء التصنيف هذه
أما هتلر نفسه..
رجل اختار عقيدة أساسها باطل... وآمن بها حتى النخاع... وصار يحشد الأدلة على صحتها ويتعامى وينكر كل ما ي...more
لم أجد أحداً ينقل لي ما أريد أفضل منه هو.. حين يكتب سيرته الذاتية
وصلت إلى غرضي من قراءة الكتاب...
كتاب مفيد للمهتمين بالسياسة، ينقل لك آراء هتلر الجريئة والمقنعة في الجانب السياسي
إلا أن الكتاب يعيبه سوء تصنيفه، وتكرار الكلام فيه في أكثر من موضع دون داعٍ لذلك
كدت أن أعطي الكتاب ثلاث نجمات لولا نقطة سوء التصنيف هذه
أما هتلر نفسه..
رجل اختار عقيدة أساسها باطل... وآمن بها حتى النخاع... وصار يحشد الأدلة على صحتها ويتعامى وينكر كل ما ي...more
مقدمة هذا الكتاب كارثية. المقدمة تقول بأن هتلر من "العظماء" الذين كادوا أن يغيروا وجه العالم ومجرى التاريخ، وهنا يجب أن نقف طويلا وأن نتساءل كيف تحول هتلر، في ذهن القارئ العربي والناشر العربي، إلى رجل عظيم؟ يميل كثير منا إلى تمجيد هتلر وذكر "بطولاته" لكونه احتقر اليهود وحرقهم و"مسحهم بأستيكة" كما يقولون، بشكل أو بآخر نشعر كعرب، بصفتنا ضحايا لدولة إسرائيل، بأننا ننتقم من أعدائنا عندما نقرأ ما كتبه عن كرههم للنظافة وعن أنوفهم الطويلة وعن كونهم طفيليات على الحضارة وما إلى ذلك من أمور تبدو ملائمة لن...more
Feb 29, 2008
Brody Lord of the undead
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
AYNONE!!!
Recommended to Brody by:
Stephanie
amazing!!!!!!!! the most spectacular peice of literature of the 20th century!!! I was changed forever.
Yes, I have read it, hell I still own a copy. I make no excuses, and will not issue apologies. I am not a nazi sympathizer, anti-semitic, or racist, fascist, or any other variety of colorful names that I have been called for having this on my shelf. I confess that I was curious about the method to the madness and how such whole sale slaughter of human life could be rationalized. Get past impressions that are forced down your throat in history class and read it for what it is, a historical text t...more
No, I didn't finish this book in 2 days. I've had it on my shelf and have read between books for a good part of the year. No, I didn't not read this book word for word.
I found Mein Kampf a difficult read. Not only for the content but for the way in which it is written. Think - textbook.
Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is basically Adolf Hitler's plan for his social movement. His deep seeded hatred for Jews began at an early age and he writes in detail how the Jews are poisonous, bastards, dishonest, an...more
I found Mein Kampf a difficult read. Not only for the content but for the way in which it is written. Think - textbook.
Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is basically Adolf Hitler's plan for his social movement. His deep seeded hatred for Jews began at an early age and he writes in detail how the Jews are poisonous, bastards, dishonest, an...more
(This review applies specifically to the translation by Ralph Manheim, Houghton Mifflin, 1999.)
The rantings of a deranged lunatic, or one of the most important documents of the 20th century? Any way you look at it, Mein Kampf is a must-read for at least two reasons besides the obvious:
First, the book quite efficiently dispels the "Hitler was an athiest" myth. For example, Hitler concludes Chapter 2 with the summary statement:
"Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of...more
The rantings of a deranged lunatic, or one of the most important documents of the 20th century? Any way you look at it, Mein Kampf is a must-read for at least two reasons besides the obvious:
First, the book quite efficiently dispels the "Hitler was an athiest" myth. For example, Hitler concludes Chapter 2 with the summary statement:
"Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of...more
أرى تصنيفه بأنّه نقدي وسيّاسي أكثر من كونه سيرة لهتلر
لأنّه احتوي على أراءه لاسيرته .
الكتاب بشكل عام مُمِلّ.
أستطيع القول بأنّ "ثلاثة أرباع" كذلك، و"الربع الباقي"
تكمن فيه المُتعة.
رُبّما للترجمة السيئة دور في ذلك!
ولأنّ الكتاب يحتوي على العديد من الأخطاء المطبعية أيضاً،
ولاحتواءة على الكثير من المصطلحات السياسية البحتّة، !
التي استعصت على عقلي.
أحببت حديثه عن طفولته وذهابه لفيينا بعد وفاة والدته،
نظرته لليهود قبلاً وكيف تحوّلت إلى بُغض،
وكيّفيّة دخوله لمعترك الحياة السياسية،
دوره كجندي في الحرب العالمي...more
Dec 03, 2008
Bill
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
History, Psych students
Shelves:
autobiography
If you wish to get into the mind of a madman, read this book. It's difficult to read it without holding the notion that the author was a monster in every possible sense of the word. Naturally, this will heavily influence your perception of the writing. As literature, it's a piece of trash. It's an affront to the tree that died and gave it's pulp over to accept the ink of hate and monstrosity. But I had to read it - I had to try to understand what made this "thing" tick. I grudgingly gave the boo...more
First things first...
Who should read this: Anyone intelligent enough to see through Hitler's BS.
Who should not-read this: everyone else
Unfortunately I was in the second category when I read Mein Kampf; most teenagers are. The first part of the book is a very convincing patriotic, nationalistic point of view. The second part is where all the hate propaganda truly begins. By the time naive readers reach the second part, they might be convinced that Hitler is making sensible arguments.
I was well th...more
Who should read this: Anyone intelligent enough to see through Hitler's BS.
Who should not-read this: everyone else
Unfortunately I was in the second category when I read Mein Kampf; most teenagers are. The first part of the book is a very convincing patriotic, nationalistic point of view. The second part is where all the hate propaganda truly begins. By the time naive readers reach the second part, they might be convinced that Hitler is making sensible arguments.
I was well th...more
Jun 14, 2007
Däv
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Only those interested in general political theory
One of my top 2 favorite pieces of autobiographical political propaganda... brilliantly written if obviously logically flawed... a beautiful look into the crafting of a thoroughly well rounded political theory... about as much to be lieved as any other... not for the dogmatic among us
لقد كان في ذهني أمر واحد طوال قراءتي لكتاب هتلر..هو أنني عرفت تماما ما هو السر الذي جعل هتلر قائدا ناجحا نال أعلى المناصب – بغض النظر عن نظرته العنصرية- وقاد ألمانيا نحو النصر وجعل منها دولة يحسب لها الحساب.. السر ببساطة هو أن هتلر أحب وطنه وأحب شعبه وأراد لهم الخير بل الأفضل ... أحب ألمانيا أكثر من أي شيء آخر.. ثم سعى لخدمة وطنه بإصرار وعزيمة قويين...
تعلمت من هتلر درسا هاما: أن قائد أي أمة بإمكانه أن يرتقي بأمته ويقودها أيضا نحو النصر لو امتلك فقط هاتين الخصلتين: حب الوطن والصدق والإخلاص في الع...more
This is only one because I can't make it -200,000,900000000.
Okay--firstly--why is this at my school library?! Yeah, yeah I get that we need to study it for 20th Century but seriously...when I'm innocently looking for books on Renaissance fashion (don't ask) I do not expect to stumble upon Mein Kumpf. I was certain I'd have to buy it.
Okay to the "book": Sick, sick, sick, sick. Really, just the small writing infuriated me. AND THEN I READ IT! Okay, admittedly, not the whole thing but I don't think...more
Okay--firstly--why is this at my school library?! Yeah, yeah I get that we need to study it for 20th Century but seriously...when I'm innocently looking for books on Renaissance fashion (don't ask) I do not expect to stumble upon Mein Kumpf. I was certain I'd have to buy it.
Okay to the "book": Sick, sick, sick, sick. Really, just the small writing infuriated me. AND THEN I READ IT! Okay, admittedly, not the whole thing but I don't think...more
Here is an assessment of Mein Kampf that I wrote some time ago on my blog. I’m adding it here in the light of a recent press report that it is published in Germany for the first time since 1945.
Mein Kampf is conceivably one of the most honest political manifestos ever written, so much so that after Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 he was discomforted enough to claim initially, when his regime was still militarily weak, that it represented "merely a fantasy written behind bars." But in the cours...more
Mein Kampf is conceivably one of the most honest political manifestos ever written, so much so that after Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 he was discomforted enough to claim initially, when his regime was still militarily weak, that it represented "merely a fantasy written behind bars." But in the cours...more
The book is helpful in coming to an understanding of how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader.
Hitler: "I had become a juvenile ringleader who learned well and easily at school but was rather difficult to manage. In my freetime I practised singing in the choir of the monastery church at Lambach."
Hitler: "I studied just the subjects that appealed to me, especially those which I thought might be of advantage to me later on as a painter."
Hitler:“I had an aptitude for drawing” “My obvious talent for...more
Hitler: "I had become a juvenile ringleader who learned well and easily at school but was rather difficult to manage. In my freetime I practised singing in the choir of the monastery church at Lambach."
Hitler: "I studied just the subjects that appealed to me, especially those which I thought might be of advantage to me later on as a painter."
Hitler:“I had an aptitude for drawing” “My obvious talent for...more
Dec 30, 2007
Spinoza spinoza
added it
Very badly written. It is interesting to notice how people could have believed and supported its author. But one can argue that GW Bush has never written anything and was elected twice (eventhough there was fraud each time, but still he got at least let's say 48 percent of the electorate in each case). Further, France just elected Sarkozy (an American style "urban redneck"), probably the most vulgar and uncultivated president in France's history. So, after all, it is not so surprising. What is m...more
-Slow and rambling. Terrifying in its statements of wars of extermination and the force of propaganda.
-Excellent for understanding the psychology and neuroses of future dictators and megalomaniacs. For example: Hitler's interest in his 'method' of reading - finding only the most relevant bits of information - could be interpreted as a demand for facts which fit pre-determined worldview. Obsessive patriotism as refuge from conflicted family life. Failed artist leading to view as romantic hero/sav...more
-Excellent for understanding the psychology and neuroses of future dictators and megalomaniacs. For example: Hitler's interest in his 'method' of reading - finding only the most relevant bits of information - could be interpreted as a demand for facts which fit pre-determined worldview. Obsessive patriotism as refuge from conflicted family life. Failed artist leading to view as romantic hero/sav...more
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Adolf Hitler was an Austrian born, German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party, and became the Führer (leader) of the German people.
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