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A review by 2frangipani2
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
4.0
I truly liked this heartbreaking story. It was interesting to go back and forth between Trudy's current life and what she remembered, and then see what really happened. I thought the author did a great job with that.
My big problem with this book was the German. If you want to write a book and interject some original language, then you should have it checked. The author could not even get ein, zwei, drei right. It's einS...
So the part where the teacher is teaching Trudie to count made me cringe, since he was apparently telling her incorrectly. But, that was not the only mistake in the language, it was all over the book. Most of the time it was a grammar problem, which I know is hard for Americans.
Other than that I thought the author did a great job, especially considering this was her first book. I recommend this book to anyone that wants some insight in the German perspective during that time.
My big problem with this book was the German. If you want to write a book and interject some original language, then you should have it checked. The author could not even get ein, zwei, drei right. It's einS...
So the part where the teacher is teaching Trudie to count made me cringe, since he was apparently telling her incorrectly. But, that was not the only mistake in the language, it was all over the book. Most of the time it was a grammar problem, which I know is hard for Americans.
Other than that I thought the author did a great job, especially considering this was her first book. I recommend this book to anyone that wants some insight in the German perspective during that time.