by Paul Auster
Ahem... marking a book as read? Way to bias my opinions, jerk! ]]>
Adam
read and liked
Vince's
review of Life and Death in the Third Reich:
"Very tough book to get started in. Once there though the author uses everyday German's diaries, boxes of momentos, etc. to establish what the average german knew and felt at any particular time during Hitler's reign and the immediate aftermath of Wor...more "
"Very tough book to get started in. Once there though the author uses everyday German's diaries, boxes of momentos, etc. to establish what the average german knew and felt at any particular time during Hitler's reign and the immediate aftermath of Wor...more "
A surprisingly excellent critical reconfiguration of the Third Reich's history, masquerading as yet-another general survey. For all its brevity and relative accessibility (this is probably grad student curricula material), Fritzsche forwards a number of evocative new interpretations that almost always left me shaking my head in agreement. Thoroughly enjoyable read. ]]>
by Paul Auster
i love puritanical enforcement of new principles. ]]>
bookshelves: to-read
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bookshelves: to-read
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Adam
read and liked
Chris's
review of The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town:
"While Smith could have benefited from a more hard-assed editor to minimize the purple here and there, the source material is awesome, and he manages to produce a compelling narrative that realizes the last gasps of religious Judenhass. "
"While Smith could have benefited from a more hard-assed editor to minimize the purple here and there, the source material is awesome, and he manages to produce a compelling narrative that realizes the last gasps of religious Judenhass. "
by Alexandra Fuller
better late than never, i always say. ]]>