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A review by prioryofprose
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
5.0
I have always been very interested in Hitler and the story surrounding how he was able to convince so many people that the Jews were the enemy. The history is such a stain on humanity and I have always wondered how people would so easily dismiss the value of each other because of what I person says. I realize in this time period moral was at an all-time low, people were starving and struggling to get by, it just seems so awful that people turned and put their hope in Hitler. I started gravitating toward books on Nazi Germany since I first read The Book Thief.
Likes:
Gretchen was an awesome main character. She grew up hearing that her father was a hero who jumped in front of Hitler and took a bullet for him. She had such a close relationship with Hitler that she called him Uncle Dolf. But as she starts to realize the truth about who Hitler really is and what he is trying to accomplish, doubt seeps in and she realizes that Uncle Dolf may not be the man she thought he is.
David is a Jewish reporter that finds out that Gretchen’s family may not have died the way she was told. He joins forces with Gretchen, although she struggles with the fact that he is a Jew and she is going against the National Socialist party. David helps Gretchen realize that Hitler is trying to exterminate the Jews instead of just make them leave Germany.
The author used real, historical characters and time periods in the book. It was so interested to see how she weaved true life into her fictional story. She stated that she started to wonder what it would be like to be a young girl in Nazi after hearing about Geli, Hitler’s half niece. Geli’s history wove so seamlessly into the story that it really sounds like Gretchen could have been a real person.
Gripes:
I truly loved the book and thought the writing was excellent, the only downfall is that the book ends in a bit of a cliffhanger. I always hate having to wait for more until the next book comes out – but Anne Blankman did her job, I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
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Likes:
Gretchen was an awesome main character. She grew up hearing that her father was a hero who jumped in front of Hitler and took a bullet for him. She had such a close relationship with Hitler that she called him Uncle Dolf. But as she starts to realize the truth about who Hitler really is and what he is trying to accomplish, doubt seeps in and she realizes that Uncle Dolf may not be the man she thought he is.
David is a Jewish reporter that finds out that Gretchen’s family may not have died the way she was told. He joins forces with Gretchen, although she struggles with the fact that he is a Jew and she is going against the National Socialist party. David helps Gretchen realize that Hitler is trying to exterminate the Jews instead of just make them leave Germany.
The author used real, historical characters and time periods in the book. It was so interested to see how she weaved true life into her fictional story. She stated that she started to wonder what it would be like to be a young girl in Nazi after hearing about Geli, Hitler’s half niece. Geli’s history wove so seamlessly into the story that it really sounds like Gretchen could have been a real person.
Gripes:
I truly loved the book and thought the writing was excellent, the only downfall is that the book ends in a bit of a cliffhanger. I always hate having to wait for more until the next book comes out – but Anne Blankman did her job, I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
For more reviews visit
A Flurry of Ponderings