Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History by Simon Winder

Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History

Simon Winder

466 pages first pub 2010 (view editions)

nonfiction history travel funny informative slow-paced
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Germania is ideal for readers who enjoy a humorous blend of history and travel, appreciating slow-paced explorations of cultural complexities with a playful curiosity for overlooked stories.

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Germania is propelled by a wish to reclaim the brilliant, chaotic, endlessly varied German civilization that the Nazis buried and ruined, and that, since 1945, so many Germans have worked to rebuild. A very funny book on serious topics---how we ar...

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Moods

informative: 83%

funny: 50%

reflective: 38%

lighthearted: 27%

adventurous: 16%

challenging: 16%

dark: 5%

emotional: 5%

inspiring: 5%

sad: 5%


Pace

26% of readers chose medium
73% of readers chose slow
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