People Like Us | 
“Doing the right thing means personal sacrifice. Give up what you want, for the good of all.”
Sound familiar?
This soon to be released book is about a German girl with an important Vati and the boy she didn‘t know was Jewish, who looks German, but was cast out for that little drop of non-Aryan blood whom she has loved since she was 11 years old. This is pre WWII & during it. Hetty‘s life is full of innocence & mind altering experiences.
pickThis was released last year in the UK and will be out next month in the US as “Daughter of the Reich”. At 500 pages and with heavy subject matter it was a slow read for me...not what I would have normally chosen to read during this time but a review deadline looms. It reminded me a bit of “Wunderland” in time, place and protagonist. It follows Hetty, a young German girl raised under the nationalism rhetoric of her SS-regime family. 🔻🔻
Is anyone else besides me shying away from books that they feel will just be too “heavy” right now?!
On my calendar of #NetGalley ARCs to read and review is this one (out 5/7 in US) centered around 1930s Germany. I haven‘t looked too closely at it, but based on its timeframe/location, I‘m guessing it‘s at least somewhat depressing. 😔
I‘ve found myself bypassing it 3 times now in favor of “lighter” reads...not really fair to it but...🤷🏻♀️😟
