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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Librarian of Burned Booksdi Brianna Labuskes
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. "They (books) became the prisms through which she viewed the world, the cruelty, the beauty of it." (p. 50). The Armed Services Editions is an invaluable organization that distributes portable paperbacks to United States soldiers overseas. However, legislature is attempting to censor these books out of fear for promoting radical thinking. Vivian Childs is planning a rally to demonstrate the destruction censorship recently caused and how it predicts the actions of present day, 1944. Speakers Althea James and Hannah Brecht reflect on their experiences living in the Reich’s regime before their debut. The Librarian of Burned Books follows three strong women whose aspirations span Berlin, Paris, and New York City during WWII to convey the importance of books. Brianna Labuskes wrote a book that draws many parallels between modern society and book censorship; topics that reach the hearts of many booklovers. Historical WWII fiction which takes place in alternating timelines during the war, circa 1933 Berlin, 1936 Paris and 1944 NYC. Even though the chapters had date stamps, these timelines were so close in years that I spent my time being a bit confused about which timeline was which. Interesting juxtaposing of book burning under Hitler and Congressional debate to limit the Armed Services Editions program sending books to American soldiers. Lots about books. Several enduring romances and a spy thrown in for good measure. Feel good ending. I absolutely loved this story! To be fair, I'm a librarian and this book about the importance of books and not censoring them hit all the right buttons for me. Taking place during World War II and the years leading up to it, this novel intertwines three stories, all of which are connected by Nazi book burnings, American attempts to censor the literature provided to troops, and the importance of stories in human lives. This novel is definitely one for book lovers to enjoy! I liked the concept that these three women believed that the power of books would overcome the dark days of war. Althea James, an American writer, is invited by Goebbels to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. She finds herself in Berlin in 1932. She soon finds herself drawn into a group of resisters. Althea was realistically portrayed as she was, at first, swept up in the excitement of a new Chancellor and was blind to what the Nazis were doing. Paris 1936 finds Hannah Brecht, who escaped to France from Germany, filled with guilt over her role in the destruction of her family. She throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. But she can’t escape the antisemitism she thought she left behind. She finds herself clashing with Althea and tells her “There is no such thing as good Nazi literature.” Hannah too is drawn into the resistance group. The third woman is Viv, in 1943-44 NYC, who stands up to a Senator who wants to curtail the Council of Books in Wartime from using taxpayers’ money from sending the troops books that “lightly veil political propaganda.” Viv sees it as censoring. Viv knows just how important these books are to the troops. This is personal for her as her husband was killed fighting the Nazis. When these three women come together, secrets are exposed, and lives are changed. I had never heard of the Council of Books in Wartime. This was an organization that was founded in WWII by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as "weapons in the war of ideas." The Council was responsible for shipping millions of books each month to soldiers serving overseas. Many of what we know as our classics were reprinted as slim Armed Services Editions for the troops. I don’t think I am spoiling anything if I share this quote: “…learned that books were sacred, even the ones she didn’t agree with or enjoy.” I received an advance e-galley from William Morrow through NetGalley. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML: For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWII-era novel about the intertwined fates of three women who believe in the power of books to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin, and soon she's drawn into a group of resisters who make her question everything she knows about her hosts??and herself. Paris 1936. She may have escaped Berlin for Paris, but Hannah Brecht discovers the City of Light is no refuge from the anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers she thought she left behind. Heartbroken and tormented by the role she played in the betrayal that destroyed her family, Hannah throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. Through the quiet power of books, she believes she can help counter the tide of fascism she sees rising across Europe and atone for her mistakes. But when a dear friend decides actions will speak louder than words, Hannah must decide what stories she is willing to live??or die??for. New York 1944. Since her husband Edward was killed fighting the Nazis, Vivian Childs has been waging her own war: preventing a powerful senator's attempts to censor the Armed Service Editions, portable paperbacks that are shipped by the millions to soldiers overseas. Viv knows just how much they mean to the men through the letters she receives??including the last one she got from Edward. She also knows the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator's propaganda with a story of her own??at the heart of which lies the reclusive and mysterious woman tending the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books in Brooklyn. As Viv unknowingly brings her censorship fight crashing into the secrets of the recent past, the fates of these three women will converge, changing all of them forever. Inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime??the WWII organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as "weapons in the war of ideas"??The Librarian of Burned Books is an unforgettable historical novel, a haunting love story, and a testament to the beauty, power, and goodness of t Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Like many books of the genre, the setting for this one jumps around to the usual locations - Berlin, Paris and New York. Then come our cast of main characters: Vivian, Althea, Hannah and Dev. In short, I spent the first half of the story just keeping all the women apart, each to her respective geographical location and her circumstance in mind. It was confusing to me and took too much effort to truly be an enjoyable read at first. Towards the end, once I had everyone straight and in context, I did finally feel as though I was engaging with the plot.
Books do play a role here, but not the burned books alluded to in the title. And don't get excited about the library either, it is sadly underutilized as a locale, having been dangled in front of us as it was. Instead, many of the books alluded to in the plot are the books banned from being sent out to American service members and the efforts to have that rectified. Yes, it all seemingly comes together in the whirlwind of war.
So, did I enjoy this one? I felt decidedly apathetic towards Althea and Hannah. Vivian drew me in somewhat, her stubborn American temperment being the draw, and I wanted to see her get her way with Mr Taft. That said, I could have read an entire book solely about Dev, daring and flamboyant as she was, relegated to being the lesser used chess piece on the board. A pity. ( )