Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
This is the final book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. It is book 13.
When I started reading this book, there were a couple of references that I couldn't remember so I decided to just re-read the entire series.
I enjoyed this final book and I thought all the threads were tied up pretty nicely.
Another book in this series is slated for publication Oct 29, 2013, After Dead. It gives us a wrap-up of what happened to each of the characters after the series was over. I have pre-ordered my copy.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Every Man Dies Alone
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
This book was based on an actual Gestapo file.
Fallada was given the file after the war by a friend and after reading through the entire file, he sat down and wrote a fictionalized version of the story in about 24 days and 539 pages.
This was a very engaging story about a couple living in Berlin during World War II. They voted for Hitler the first time but later became disillusioned by his regime. After their son is killed in the war, they decide they must do something to speak out against the lies and propaganda of the Nazi regime.
This is the story of their day to day lives and the lives of those people who are geographically close to them. Because of this, these others become embroiled at some point or another in the saga. It is a tragedy many times over.
This was an excellent book and I highly recommend it.
Fallada wrote quite a few other books and it looks like they have all been translated into English.
This book was based on an actual Gestapo file.
Fallada was given the file after the war by a friend and after reading through the entire file, he sat down and wrote a fictionalized version of the story in about 24 days and 539 pages.
This was a very engaging story about a couple living in Berlin during World War II. They voted for Hitler the first time but later became disillusioned by his regime. After their son is killed in the war, they decide they must do something to speak out against the lies and propaganda of the Nazi regime.
This is the story of their day to day lives and the lives of those people who are geographically close to them. Because of this, these others become embroiled at some point or another in the saga. It is a tragedy many times over.
This was an excellent book and I highly recommend it.
Fallada wrote quite a few other books and it looks like they have all been translated into English.
Day After Night
Day After Night by Anita Diamante
This book is based on a true story. It is the tale of the rescue of more than two hundred Jewish refugees. They were being held as prisoners for illegal immigration into Israel after World War II. The British Military were running this prison near Haifa.
The story is told from the voices of four young women who had all survived the holocaust in a different way. They were all plagued with the ghosts of their past and the things they had done to survive but were looking forward to a new life. A life after death, a day after night.
This book was extremely well written and I really enjoyed it a great deal.
Diamante also wrote the Red Tent which I thoroughly enjoyed several years ago. She has another book The Last Days of Dogtown that is on my "to read" list.
This book is based on a true story. It is the tale of the rescue of more than two hundred Jewish refugees. They were being held as prisoners for illegal immigration into Israel after World War II. The British Military were running this prison near Haifa.
The story is told from the voices of four young women who had all survived the holocaust in a different way. They were all plagued with the ghosts of their past and the things they had done to survive but were looking forward to a new life. A life after death, a day after night.
This book was extremely well written and I really enjoyed it a great deal.
Diamante also wrote the Red Tent which I thoroughly enjoyed several years ago. She has another book The Last Days of Dogtown that is on my "to read" list.
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