Field Marshal: The Life and Death of Erwin Rommel
Book
Erwin Rommel was a complex man: a born leader, brilliant soldier, a devoted husband and proud...
Erika (17788 KP) rated Jojo Rabbit (2019) in Movies
Nov 2, 2019
The satire wasn't strong enough in my opinion, this film was very much JoJo's Bildungsroman. There's nothing wrong with that, but I feel like that should have been more prominent in the marketing. There was not enough of making fun of Nazis. Taika was amusing as (s)Hitler. Something that bothered me (which probably won't bother other people), was the amount of 'Heil Hitlers'; that phrase just creeps me out to my core.
An interesting observation made at the beginning of the film was that the fans of Hitler were very much like the crazed fans of the Beatles. The way it's shown is very interesting.
Rebel Wilson was annoying, and her character added nothing. The stupid lines she had should have been left on the cutting room floor. Same Rockwell was my favorite character, by far. The kid that played JoJo was also very good, and I hope he does more films.
Overall, worth a watch if you're a Taika fan, but I personally needed more ruthless teasing of Nazis.
Darkness Over Germany: A Warning from History
Book
In this powerful book, first published in 1943, Amy Buller recounts the hopes and fears of Germans...
history politics
Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
Shaun Whiteside and Norman Ohler
6.0
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'The most brilliant and fascinating book I have read in my entire life' Dan Snow 'A huge...
Sam (1 KP) rated The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister in Books
Feb 8, 2018
Games Editor (16 KP) rated Black Orchestra in Tabletop Games
Mar 7, 2018
Original Rating: Great
Critic: Dillon Flaherty (BoardGameBuds)
Full review: https://boardgamebuds.com/black-orchestra-review/
My Struggle
Book
The final installment in the long-awaited, internationally celebrated My Struggle series. The...
Silences of Hammerstein: A German Story
Martin Chalmers and Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Book
The Silences of Hammerstein, the latest work from one of Germany's most significant contemporary...
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Jojo Rabbit (2019) in Movies
Jun 27, 2020
I stand corrected on my initial assessment.
Jojo Rabbit is a hilarious take on the life of a child during Nazi reign in Germany. Adolf Hitler is represented as an imaginary friend of a young man who is coming into his own. I know, this seems wicked dark and awful at the same time. But the way that it's approached by the film makers creates an environment that educates and enlightens to the times that were lived by the people of Germany while making it a bit lighter so that it doesn't weigh down all of your emotions to the point of not being able to carry them.
There are some very serious moments and I wouldn't recommend watching with young children (that should be a given if you watched the trailer). However, it is well worth a watch, or even a second. The acting alone is worth a second look.
The Kaiser's Web
Book
In bestselling author Steve Berry's stunning novel, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone...
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