Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Maria - GoodreadsRead this book since I read "Life Goes On", and decided to read everything I could by the late Hans Keilson. I'm fascinated by the man and dazzled by his prose. This book was a concise, elegant ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Annabelle - GoodreadsI loved this book. It is short, maybe too short, but it is so evocative. Author Keilson was born inGerman, but joined the Dutch resistance and writes in Dutch. He is said to be, by the New York Times ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Robert Wechsler - GoodreadsAn interesting perspective on the minds of a young Dutch couple who take in a Jew during WW2, but it didn't really work for me. Good idea, poor execution. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Fania - GoodreadsGentle, exquisite and subdued, this novella touches the holocaust through a veil, sadly and softly. It is not really about Jews or Germans, but about the Dutch. Or, perhaps, about a specific, pointedly Dutch variant of the human soul. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Peter - GoodreadsSubtle but affecting portrait of a marriage, war and human compassion. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Martha Toll - GoodreadsHere's my feature discussing this book. http://Washington Independent Review of Books Fresh New Takes on “People of the Book” Martha Toll March 27, 2013 The escape from oppression into a vast diaspora ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Simone - GoodreadsHow many stories have I read in my life about good, well-meaning people who helped Jews hide during WW2? An innumerable amount! and yet, I never thought about what could or would happen if one of them ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - J - Goodreads3.5 stars Short, sweet and clever. This was written more than 60 years ago. I always find it interesting to read books written about WWII written close to the time it was actually fought. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Comedy in a Minor Key
Nutzerbericht - Virginia Albanese - GoodreadsI am puzzled by the title since this was such a serious book. Short well written. Was more ironic rather than comedic. Vollständige Rezension lesen