tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post8192472609268323687..comments2024-03-05T16:18:46.768-06:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Some Girls, Some Hats, and Hitler by Trudi KanterBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-60009858858750921032017-06-02T15:53:34.608-05:002017-06-02T15:53:34.608-05:00Her writing style takes some getting used to but I...Her writing style takes some getting used to but I found that once I became accustomed to it, I didn't mind it because she did a great job of plunking me into Vienna in 1936 or England in 1939. When it was terrifying or fun for her, you felt it. Having said that, I would love to know why my two friends gave it low ratings; neither of them reviewed it at Goodreads.<br /><br />She got out before the Nazis had begun to ship people to concentration camps and escaped to England, thanks to her tenacity. Her parents were starving, by the time she got them out, and the family that died in Theresienstadt was Walter's extended family in Czechoslavakia, whom they stayed with while waiting to take the next step in their escape. When the Nazis invaded, they kept a low profile in Vienna and hid Walter. Twice, he had to climb through a window and press himself against the wall while Nazis searched for him. Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-33885312635177068962017-06-02T15:47:56.091-05:002017-06-02T15:47:56.091-05:00I agree, the red hat cover makes it look like an o...I agree, the red hat cover makes it look like an older book. But, that particular version (which is the one I read) was published by Virago in 2012. So, it's only 5 years old. I really did love her spunk. The author is the reason her husband, her parents, and she survived (although she was persuasive and got a lot of help). Had they stayed in Austria, they probably all would have died. Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-49394751775290788402017-06-02T15:16:09.313-05:002017-06-02T15:16:09.313-05:00I think the choppy writing would bother me. Even t...I think the choppy writing would bother me. Even the parts you shared I had to double read. I am curious how, if she was Jewish, she stayed out of camps??? Or did she??? I guess I'd have to read it to find out. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-50061205478785429882017-06-02T15:03:56.912-05:002017-06-02T15:03:56.912-05:00Your saying "feminist" and "feisty ...Your saying "feminist" and "feisty woman" made me go straight to my library's website and put this book on reserve. The cover they show seems old, like maybe from 1984, but I haven't seen the actual book yet.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.com