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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, War
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Started out a little slow and impersonal, but the second half was much more engaging. It's certainly a very important book, in terms of historical significance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
These diary entries present an eye-opening account of the occupation of Berlin in the weeks following the end of WWII. The author’s first-hand perspective brings these well-document historical events closer to home for the reader, so incomprehensible to our modern sensibilities. Events (even the most tragic and atrocious) are mostly described with an observational detachedness, reporting on the goings-on with a sense of duty to record what has been happening so that it will not be lost to memory. However, there are also poetic lines of prose peppered throughout the pages, insightful reflections straight from the author’s very soul.
A peek at my stats will show that I’m by no means a reader of non-fiction, but this diary compels its reader on like a historical novel. We’re faced with the bitter reality of humanity’s depravity, but also blessed with a story of fortitude and survival.
A peek at my stats will show that I’m by no means a reader of non-fiction, but this diary compels its reader on like a historical novel. We’re faced with the bitter reality of humanity’s depravity, but also blessed with a story of fortitude and survival.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality
Minor: Child death, Antisemitism, Abortion