[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="1619022370" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41jmhxdVG4L.jpg" width="338"][simpleazon-link asin="1619022370" locale="us"]Motherland[/simpleazon-link] by Maria Hummel My review: 4 of 5 stars I was curious to read a novel of Nazi Germany that focused on the experiences of a German family. How complicit … [Read more...] about Book Review: Motherland by Maria Humel
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Book Review: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="B007CFL4WO" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31%2BebolDTnL._SL160_.jpg" width="112"]The Reader by Bernhard Schlink My rating: 4 of 5 stars Usually I prefer books where I can connect with at least one character, but I believe, in the case of this book, that the disconnect was intentional. The philosophical … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Book Review: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0670026611" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xxZ6EsIhL._SL160_.jpg" width="106"][simpleazon-link asin="0670026611" locale="us"]The Girl You Left Behind[/simpleazon-link] by Jojo Moyes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I became so caught up in the storytelling and so invested in the characters that I barely … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Book Review: Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky
Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sascha is a vulnerable girl hiding behind a tough veneer. I couldn't help but admire her candor and her unflinching fight to deal with a disturbing childhood filled with domestic violence and childhood abuse. The author told Sascha's story without sentimentality but with a straightforwardness that was refreshing yet … [Read more...] about Book Review: Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky
Book Review: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Imagine being an American diplomat in Germany just as Hitler was coming to power. This unique perspective is granted the reader by Larson's well-researched and infectiously readable book. Dodd was an unassuming and, in many ways, ill-suited and unlikely diplomat. He loved the Germany of his youth where he had studied, but Germany under Hitler was a whole different animal. … [Read more...] about Book Review: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson