Review: Opened Up A World I Never Knew
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
This was one of those books that every free moment, and even some not so free, I kept going back to reading it.  I was so curious about the story that now I even want to read more World War II history books.  I never thought about how everyday Germans might be treated at the end of the war.  This is definitely a book that makes you think about paying for others sins.  Maybe when you don't speak up they are your sins too.  When people are treated horrible do they have more compassion for others or do they learn to treat others as they have been treated.  Is it human nature to have to take revenge on someone?  I know one other reviewer thought the story was fishy and believed it was fictional.  Perhaps, but if it is it's a wonderful human nature book.  Me, I tend to believe that it is a memoir and based on the best recollections of the author.  Yes, I would like to know more about the rest of the life of the author but I think the book ended at the right place for the story.  Whether it is true or false, I apologize for not being more familiar with European history at the end of WWII and this book has made me curious about it.  Plus, this is just a darn good book to read.  What else can you ask for?If it is fictional, this author has a wonderful imagination and I can't believe she hasn't written a lot of other books.