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greenhej's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting look at an important part of Nazi history. I really liked the story, but struggled with the writing style. It felt like the author was trying too hard to be different.
sarahjover's review against another edition
4.0
De laatste hoofdstukken las ik met constante kippenvel. Wat een helden. Soms moest ik mijzelf weer herinneren aan het feit dat dit niet een fictief verhaal was, maar dat deze helden echt hebben bestaan en dat alle gruwelijke dingen echt zijn gebeurd.
Het verhaal van de schrijver over hoe hij dit boek heeft geschreven, vond ik soms erg sterk en interessant en soms juist licht storend. Al met al; genoten
Het verhaal van de schrijver over hoe hij dit boek heeft geschreven, vond ik soms erg sterk en interessant en soms juist licht storend. Al met al; genoten
8797999's review against another edition
5.0
It took me a while to warm to this book, I never nothing about the content or anything about the book prior to opening it.
Once I got into it I couldn't put it down, how it is written took some getting used to but I found it fascinating. A very interesting part of history and one that whets the appetite and gives new hero's to revere and remember.
I thoroughly recommend this book to all, whether fans of historical fiction/non fiction. I don't know whether this is fiction or non fiction. It straddles both in my opinion.
Once I got into it I couldn't put it down, how it is written took some getting used to but I found it fascinating. A very interesting part of history and one that whets the appetite and gives new hero's to revere and remember.
I thoroughly recommend this book to all, whether fans of historical fiction/non fiction. I don't know whether this is fiction or non fiction. It straddles both in my opinion.
callum1903's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
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rizzfitz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Murder, and Racism
Minor: Car accident
cristina_magalhaes's review against another edition
I was kind of in a reading slump before I started this book. I liked the narrator's voice and his presence, and found the story interesting, but ultimately way to slow and boring for me, maybe because of my reading slump, maybe because the book wasn't for me.
aadhikari's review against another edition
4.0
What I enjoyed most about this book were the narrator's account of his research and writing process. The excitement of finding new source material, how subtle distortions and embellishments creep in despite the writer's efforts to prevent them, the jealousy the writer feels when he hears that someone else is publishing a book on a similar theme -- all of this rang true to life. The story of Operation Anthropoid itself did not move me or give me much insight into Nazi Germany or the Second World War. I realize I am in a minority, as most reviewers seem to have been frustrated with the narrator's digressions and and wanted more of the historical section proper.
sarahtokar's review
challenging
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Loved this approach to historical fiction -- the author inserted himself into the story, walking us through the challenge of creating fiction out of reality.
baker75's review against another edition
4.0
HHhH recounts the assassination of Heydrich, head of the SS and architect of the Final Solution. What sets this apart from more conventional historical fiction is the author includes himself as a character in his own novel: he constantly analyses his approach, wrestles with self doubt, and at one point compares himself with other novelists!
It's a fascinating idea - but at times the hesitant, self-analytical approach undermines the power of the narrative. However, HHhH is still a highly intelligent and inventive novel.
It's a fascinating idea - but at times the hesitant, self-analytical approach undermines the power of the narrative. However, HHhH is still a highly intelligent and inventive novel.