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Bezig met laden... The Berlin Boxing Clubdoor Robert Sharenow
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A scared young Jewish boy growing up in Nazi Germany transforms, with boxing lessons, into a braver version of himself as conditions in Germany worsen. I didn‘t love this one, and I think it‘s because I felt no emotional connection to it. Its reach is limited by narrator Karl‘s naive, youthful perspective that remains unrealistically naive even after what should be his coming of age. ( ) This is a fairly interesting tale of a Jewish boy, Karl Stern, living in Berlin after the Nazis came to power and as they are beginning to "crack down" on political dissidents and all people not fulfilling the Aryan "ideal." He learns how to box from Max Schmeling (Boxing World Champion) but things continue to get very bad for his family. Unfortunately, for most of the book, Karl is just unlikable. A lot of it is usual teen angst but he is also self-absorbed to the point that I don't know why his family doesn't disown him. He resents and dismisses his father for a good portion of the story, feels burdened my his mother who seems to suffer from depression, and ignores his little sister who, because of her "Jewish" appearance, suffers much more at the hands of classmates and the Hitler Youth than Karl does. It reminds me of MST3K's _Mitchell_ episode where they say, "He doesn't have much more time to become likable. Do you think he can do it?" And the response is "I don't think so." Karl as a few redeeming epiphanies but most of those aren't actually manifested in his actions. Additionally, the ending leaves something to be desired. I just didn't feel much in the way of closure. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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