DNF. The Tower / Der Turm has been praised as a masterpiece of describing life in East Germany in the 1980s, the struggle of people against a doomed regime based on secrets and lies. And, yet, I'm throwing in the towel. I just can't get past the ridiculous writing style and the overblown descr...
bookshelves: published-2008, summer-2014, historical-fiction, germany, families, e-book, net-galley, translation, politics, cold-war, medical-eew, period-piece Read from July 09 to 13, 2014 Translated by Mike Mitchell Dedication: For Annette and Meno Nikolaus TellkampDescription: In derelict Dres...
Looking back on this, I can't recall exactly why I disliked it so much. The cover is cool, which is what prompted me to buy it. However, the story didn't go anywhere and I found the main character to be highly obnoxious and unlikable. I wish I could say something good about it but I can't recall en...
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