I am fascinated with the Weimar era in Germany; both the culture & the films. I'm also very fond of historical fiction that focuses on classic film. So when Kindle ran a sale on the predecessor for this book, Metropolis, I decided to give it a try. I liked it (4 stars), but it didn't blow me away.
I was aware of this book, & took a few days to decide whether to purchase. I am extremely glad I did.
Starting with the Weimar/Fritz Lang/Enjoyable book aspect; I couldn't put this down. I stayed up until 3:15 AM last night to finish it! As far as entertainment, it couldn't have been better. (Odd that Murnau & Pabst weren't mentioned; as in addition to Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Max Reinhardt & Franck play fairly major roles).
What also hit me (& I have no idea if this was intentional on the author's part): She apparently has specialized in WW2 Nazi historical fiction. While this is apparently a new time frame for the author, neither the German Communists nor the Nazi's were left out. And it felt like she was spelling out Trump's handlers blueprint for taking over America. Again whether that was intentional, or if it's just the way it is (Trump & Goebels using the same methods); it was incredibly eye opening & frightening. Like many on the left, I have personally made the comparisons between the Nazi's & the USA Republican party of Bush Jr. & Trump; but here she provides a level of detail (actual Goebels quotes) that make this much more than a cliche. Again, extremely frightening to see history repeating itself, & yes I will buy the next one. I have not been exposed to much of the Trump fan's pov. Ironically while reading this book; I was exposed to a barrage on the local (my city) social media board (I rarely do social media) . And again the combination of what actual Americans were saying was Parroting Goebels & Hitler to a degree that was terrifying.
The Kindle version of the previous book, Metropolis (like this named after a Lang film; this has little do do with actual Spies) stated there is also a Novella in the series & gave a link. The link did not work on my Kindle, I was planning to try it on my pc. Unfortunately,after doing so, there doesn't seem to be a way to get the Novella as a stand alone. The other 4 stories by other authors in the anthology "The Road to Liberation" don't interest me a whole lot.
Very impressive. I will purchase more of this series from this author as they come out. Unfortunately, I've always been more interested in what led up to WW2 & German Weimar culture than I am with the actual WW2 itself; so it's unlikely I'll be reading her WW2 historical fiction.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2020Gail Laird
An interesting background to German movie industry in 1930’s
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