A review by linzhere
All for Nothing by Walter Kempowski

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An interesting and relevant book.  With the use of repetition and descriptions of the mundane we join a family as they watch the unfolding of a.great.refugee crises in 1945  East Prussia.  At first we see the family hosting a variety of visitors in their house.  Over time the individual members of the family themselves become involved, in various ways, in the evacuation. Much to think about.