tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post2382327177463887956..comments2024-03-28T08:14:48.882-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Keeper of Secrets by Julie ThomasCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-66793353906679418132013-08-25T18:34:18.253-07:002013-08-25T18:34:18.253-07:00I normally don't read much fiction that has an...I normally don't read much fiction that has anything to do with the Holocaust, but I found this to be very well done.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-41827705719006898642013-08-25T11:12:42.852-07:002013-08-25T11:12:42.852-07:00I'm glad to see you really liked it because I ...I'm glad to see you really liked it because I have it set aside to read soon. I read The Violin of Auschwitz and didn't like it much, and this one sound much, much better.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25758378746481284032013-08-23T18:37:01.085-07:002013-08-23T18:37:01.085-07:00Kathy, I think you're right in thinking that m...Kathy, I think you're right in thinking that more Germans stood up to the Nazis than we'll ever know.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-48128172057165864972013-08-22T21:01:24.060-07:002013-08-22T21:01:24.060-07:00Good for you that you read this and give it an &qu...Good for you that you read this and give it an "A." I can't read books about WWII because of the horrors.<br /><br />One thing I'm glad to see is the mention of Germans who helped people; I think there were a lot more than we know, although many people were too terrified or intimidated to do so and many did what they were told to do.<br /><br />Binnie Kirschenbaum in her book "Hester among the Ruins" wrote of people in a major city who'd run down a side street to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.<br /><br />Also, the New York Times a few years ago wrote of 800,000 political prisoners in German jails. I like to think of the many who stood up rather than those who didn't.<br /><br />The Collini Case by Ferdinand von Schirach is a current legal mystery that goes back to WWII. It's crisp and to the point ... stunning, not surprising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-73338550546906626112013-08-22T13:16:20.002-07:002013-08-22T13:16:20.002-07:00It *is* worth the trip, Margot.It *is* worth the trip, Margot.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-32175802568678750242013-08-22T04:36:22.389-07:002013-08-22T04:36:22.389-07:00Cathy - This sounds like a compelling story. What ...Cathy - This sounds like a compelling story. What an innovative idea to have that violin and the music be part of the thread that ties the two stories together. And it takes talent to honestly depict what happened in Dachau and other places like that without being too graphic. I don't often wander too far outside crime fiction, but this one sounds like it's worth the trip. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com