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Holly | 2/8/2014
" Interesting account of man trying to do the right thing in Germany during WW2. "
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Margaret | 1/19/2014
" A novel, with some invented characters as well as historical ones, this is a wonderful book to help understand life in Germany in the 1930's and '40's and before, and to look at issues that religious people were working with "
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Lee White | 1/2/2014
" Very very good. I am captivated. "
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Marie | 12/28/2013
" Gripping, fascinating historical novel about Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life. "
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Rebecca | 12/27/2013
" OK, a novel about Dietrich Bonhoeffer might not be everybody's idea of a good time, but I thought presented a viable fictionalization of his life and character growth. The author created another major character, a Nazi commandant, whose life intersects with Bonhoeffer's at various points. I thought it succeeded both as fiction and as ... hmmm .... historical rumination. "
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Emily | 12/7/2013
" Novel on Dietrich Bonhoffer an internally tortured "pastor" during Hitler's rise to power in Germany. His activities and struggles with the times are agonizing and the year in prison ending it all was a sad relief. "
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Rhoda | 11/21/2013
" An excellent book on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A must read. "
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Rich | 7/23/2013
" One small persons attempts to resist Nazi insanity. "
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Stephen | 7/1/2013
" Great man in bad time. I found the writer got bogged down and wished she concentrated on the important aspects of his life. Kinda disappointing. "
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Geoff | 6/28/2013
" Very interesting historical novel about the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. "
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Marvin | 6/25/2013
" An excellent novel based on the life of Deitrich Bonhoeffer. It's a well-told, powerful story, true to the complexity of the situation & sensitive to theological nuance. One of my all-time favorites. "
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Pamela Trawick | 6/1/2013
" Dietrich Bonhoeffer's, the German theologian and Nazi resister, story fictionalized. "
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Lisa | 5/10/2013
" Had never read too much about Bonhoeffer. This is a work of fiction but a great read! "
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Diane Kaplowitz | 6/25/2011
" This is my all time favorite book about the plight of the jewish people in world war II and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's (Chrisian theologian and martyr)effort to help overturn the Nazi regime which cost him his life. Written as historical fiction, but the main story line is based on fact. "
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Janie | 6/16/2011
" This is a fascinating historical fiction. Great insight into Nazi Germany and how horrible events mold people. "
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Toni Blessing | 6/5/2011
" Brillant historical novel. Giardina's masterpiece. "
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Lee | 4/12/2010
" Very very good. I am captivated.
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Arbkdbarb | 8/26/2009
" Hated it - couldn't finish it. I finally got within 100 pages of the end and just couldn't force any more on myself.
This was a bookclub selection and the concensus was unanimous!
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Emily | 8/15/2009
" Novel on Dietrich Bonhoffer an internally tortured "pastor" during Hitler's rise to power in Germany. His activities and struggles with the times are agonizing and the year in prison ending it all was a sad relief.
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Stephen | 2/1/2009
" Great man in bad time. I found the writer got bogged down and wished she concentrated on the important aspects of his life. Kinda disappointing.
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Rich | 11/25/2008
" One small persons attempts to resist Nazi insanity.
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Jeanne | 7/15/2008
" A biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Profound. Thoughtful. Not always an easy read. Are there similarities to pre-WWII Germany and the US in 2008?
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Rhoda | 6/2/2008
" An excellent book on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A must read.
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Marie | 4/18/2008
" Gripping, fascinating historical novel about Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life.
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Phyllis | 3/22/2008
" Story from birth to end of life of a theologian living through WWII, the choices he made about how to respond to the Nazi regime. I really enjoyed the book, but the print was tiny and put me to sleep quickly at night.
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