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A review by apple287
Stasiland by Anna Funder
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.25
I found this book fascinating for two main reasons:
1. It's an excellent way to learn how the whole East and West Berliners and German society operated when the wall was in tact, and also for the years immediately after the fall of the wall.
2. Anna Funder's writing kept me curious the entire way through. It wasn't until half way through the book that I realised that she is actually a 'real' journalist (this makes me sound ignorant, it's hard to articulate). Her style is such that I haven't experienced from other hard-core journos who write their memoirs. She has a softer, more personal approach. I think just read this book and hopefully you will appreciate what I'm trying to say. Overall, this is a great big thumbs up as I really enjoyed her tactful approach of scribing real peoples' experiences of this period.
1. It's an excellent way to learn how the whole East and West Berliners and German society operated when the wall was in tact, and also for the years immediately after the fall of the wall.
2. Anna Funder's writing kept me curious the entire way through. It wasn't until half way through the book that I realised that she is actually a 'real' journalist (this makes me sound ignorant, it's hard to articulate). Her style is such that I haven't experienced from other hard-core journos who write their memoirs. She has a softer, more personal approach. I think just read this book and hopefully you will appreciate what I'm trying to say. Overall, this is a great big thumbs up as I really enjoyed her tactful approach of scribing real peoples' experiences of this period.
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Trafficking