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A review by spaceforcewife21
Defending Britta Stein: A Novel by Ronald H. Balson
3.0
There were things I really liked about this book and things that really annoyed me about this book. I was fascinated by how Denmark really came together for the Jewish population. I've read many WWII books, but none really discussed Denmark in much detail. While this is fiction the author notes that Denmark coming together to save a large number of their Jewish population is true.
After the first couple of chapters set this up as a courtroom drama I was very excited to continue reading. I love a good courtroom drama. However, in reality there isn't much courtroom drama in the book-except the beginning and end. The entire middle is a good story told excruciatingly slow. It was so slow that I found myself frustrated while reading. It made the book less entertaining for me. In addition to that frustration, there were other procedural and legal issues that would never have occurred in real life that took from my enjoyment. While the WWII timeline was interesting, the modern timeline was weak and frustrating.
I'm left feeling frustrated because I had such high hopes for this book and in the end it didn't live up to my expectations. I can see where people love this book, but it just wasn't for me.
After the first couple of chapters set this up as a courtroom drama I was very excited to continue reading. I love a good courtroom drama. However, in reality there isn't much courtroom drama in the book-except the beginning and end. The entire middle is a good story told excruciatingly slow. It was so slow that I found myself frustrated while reading. It made the book less entertaining for me. In addition to that frustration, there were other procedural and legal issues that would never have occurred in real life that took from my enjoyment. While the WWII timeline was interesting, the modern timeline was weak and frustrating.
I'm left feeling frustrated because I had such high hopes for this book and in the end it didn't live up to my expectations. I can see where people love this book, but it just wasn't for me.