Reviews

At the Wolf's Table by Rosella Postorino

harrisonarachel's review

5.0

Really loved reading this book. Have always been interested in the World War 2 era, and this was right up my alley.

Had no idea that Hitler had taste testers, thinking about it now it makes a lot of sense, but that it had to be German women, rather than Jewish women didn't make sense. Why would they want their precious German's to die in such a way. But then again, it is your duty to the Fuhrer.

I was pleasantly surprised at not being able to see what would happen next, it had a lot of moments that I was not expecting.

It was such an easy read, they made some of the chapters so short that I would say to myself "Oh, I didn't read a lot, I'll read one more chapter".

Would highly recommend this book to anyone who is as interested in that era as I am. The characters were so well described I can picture every one of them.

claire_de_lune92's review against another edition

Never hated a main character more. Genuinely wished her a miserable life. 

sarah_puschel's review

dark inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

leonajudge's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

lonelyasfranz's review

2.0

Good, but it could have been better. There were too many unnecessary loose ends that should have been tied up. I understand why some things were left ambiguous, and I agree that they should have been, but there were certain subjects (Rosa’s desire for children, Ernst, Maria and Stauffenberg, Ziegler, Gregor’s parents), that would have been better with more clarification. The ending was extremely underwhelming for this reason. It ought to have made more things clear, but instead it gave us insignificant information that went nowhere with no elaboration. It didn’t even bother to expound on Rosa’s feelings or give us even the smallest morsel of information about her new life, it just talked about what she did. There was none of the beautiful prose or development of the rest of the book present. The very last scene could have been so much more impactful with added detail. The book was about Rosa, but the ending was just about Gregor (who is a terrible person and should have died at the front). We could not care less about Gregor or Agnes or Margot. We care about Rosa!

valperricone76's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

elicchi's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

daameliiie's review against another edition

2.0

che noia...

carolyn0613's review against another edition

4.0

This was a very interesting story about a group of women who are tasters for Hitler in case his food is poisoned. Many Germans were starving during the war so having sufficient to eat was unusual but the fear of eating poisoned food hung heavily over the women. The story goes into the personal lives of the women and how their friendships develop.

I really liked the writing, the story and the historical setting. Very good.

mimstery's review against another edition

3.0

i found it impossible to connect with Rosa, the character of the book, la gouteuse.
This book could have been so much more, but it seems like the author only wanted to barely touch the surface of these women who tasted the food before Hitler did.
Also, very little is said about what went on in the kitchen, except a small interaction with the chef for a few pages.
This book is more of a story about Rosa who happened to have tasted Hitler's food for a while during the war.