pickThis book HURTS! I have, over the course of this trilogy; developed anxiety, heart palpitations, and my depression is definitely not living the good life. I think these books are an important read and a deeply emotional reminder. I learned a lot, and am horrified by all of it. 5/5 stars ⭐️
“We must be very, very certain of this,‘ Ana told them. ‘If we join the resistance, we may lose our lives.‘
‘And if we do not,‘ Bartek replied, ‘we may lose our souls.‘”
#March2025
pickAn epistolary novella about how anti-semitism was raised and Hitler praised in the 1930s in Germany.
Looking for excuses (the poverty in the country in the aftermath of WWI), denying the truth, hiding behind the ambition of the Gentle Leader as they call him, choosing not to see what‘s happening.
It‘s horrible and haunting and feels painfully timely today. How we got to this point again is beyond me.
Everyone debates the facts with subtle nuances , what aboutism & old fashioned gaslighting....I'm not debating if the South African immigrant did or didn't do a nazi salute (He totally did by the way), but the dismantling of the Department of Healths department of woman's health & reproductive rights in less than 24 hrs is fact. Can't wait for me Feb appointment to get my paperwork together to leave this country.
pickThis is not an easy book, far from that. But if you finish it, your views on literature and ethical questions it raises will definitely not be the same.
Reading Harris while processing the books Hitler‘s People & Nazi Wives complicates for me the philosophical questions Harris is posing.All of the men explored & their wives did have a choice- yes, it was a life or death one , or at best a stripping of title, job, riches,etc.All were educated.Many of the wives did know what their husbands were doing, even the Final Solution. Historian & author Claudia Koonz included a chapter in her book about ⬇️
#wickedwhispers #unknown
This isn‘t spooky in the Halloween way, but it‘s haunting in its own way!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickPoignant graphic novel about author‘s digging up what happened with her uncle in Nazi Germany in the small town of Kuhlsheim and what Heimat means (sense of belonging.). Worthwhile if you are into Germany like me.
