Once upon a time, there were four, and later eight, children, who now qualify as adults. But what does it mean to be an adult? Regression is permissible. - Excerpt from "Godawful Mess" (chapter 4) p. 64 Note: The review below was taken directly from my Goodreads account. So this book is about ...
I am half-way through. It's a diary without self-pity of a pitiless time in the jungles of Peru. Werner Herzog shot Fitzcarraldo here, where I live. So I don't live in the rainforest, but Lima, the capital. I know the rainforest and understand his frustrations and the culture shock for one used to t...
Sobering historical fiction that examines the complex lingering impacts of Germany's experience as both aggressor in Europe and victim of Soviet atrocities during WWII. The book explores the reactions of 3 generations of one family affected by the sinking of the Gustloff, in which thousands, mainly,...
This is probably a minor novel by Grass, but still it's often breathtaking.I particularly liked the work of historic research that made the basement of the novel. Unless the tragedies of Titanic and Lusitania, quite a few people knew about the shipwreck of the Wilhelm Gustloff.The scene of the sunke...
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