Both narrators had been tied to Dora Fabian, a dedicated and daring woman determined to warn the world about the dangers of Hitler and the Nazi’s. I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four.
February 7th 2012 All That I Am by Anna Funder is told from the perspective of Ruth Becker and Ernst Toller in alternate chapters. FilmBuff It was by Jive Records on September 23, 1997 in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Please click the link below to receive your verification email.
Judging it purely by its cover I wondered why my husband had purchased something that appeared to be both a beach read and pure chick lit. Told through the viewpoints of Ruth Becker now living in Sydney in the present day and revolutionary and poet Ernst Toller who is writing his Memoirs in 1939All that i am is Anna Funders first foray into fiction and is a beautiful and enjoyable read. All too often I've seen obviously autobiography simply relabelled as "a novel", when in truth the writer has not made an attempt to create a narrative arc or to develop characters so that we can identify with them and follow them on a journey that has a beginning, a middle and an end.This novel was a book club choice that I’d never heard of but which gave me some new and interesting insights into a period of German (and ultimately European) history that I knew little about, namely that leading up to World War II when the world was refusing to listen to German refugees who tried to warn everyone about the dangers of the new regime. Auden (the poet) his reluctance to write about Dora Fabian in his autobiography.
Plus, great first book from an Australian writer, which makes it that much better.I enjoyed parts of this debut novel by Anna Funder, but the first part was more tedious than I had anticipated.
(She was also a real person but she doesn’t have a Wikipedia page):Anna Funder, as one of her characters in her debut novel All That I Am, makes a cunning observation about authors using people that they know in their writing.
Given the range I read and write, it’s hard to give ‘numbers’ to books that are meaningful. Not in the league of 'Stasiland' - she is on firmer ground with non-fiction and her emotional coolness suits that genre better. A young writer's life is upended when, on the eve of a family reunion, his long-absent father re-enters his life. All That I Am is a good CD, you can play it all the way through and enjoy it, but there are no BIG hits hear. Just leave us a message Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.You're almost there! We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Regal The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive reviewThe percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher.
In England they risked expulsion if they engaged in any political activity, and the British authorities ignored, for the most part, the growth of Nazism and the decline of democracy in 1930's Germany.I find the questions raised by the way certain authors (and critics) blur the boundaries between truth and fiction to be very interesting and very vexing.
She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer.
Published I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four. Was I too tired? It is also a well told story that reads like a thriller or a great tale of espionage. You learn history and at the same time feel the emotions of the people who live through the historical events. And another AWW! From page 299 “ Though it is the hardest thing, to work out one’s weight and heft in the world, to whittle down all that I am and give it a value”
Different chapters also did this, back and forth and while I could keep track of what was happening when, it served as a distraction and kept me becoming fully invested in the story. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else I would get into one part and it would be switched to another, very frustrating especially since this was a very well written book.
Both narrators had been tied to Dora Fabian, a dedicated and daring woman determined to warn the world about the dangers of Hitler and the Nazi’s. I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four.
February 7th 2012 All That I Am by Anna Funder is told from the perspective of Ruth Becker and Ernst Toller in alternate chapters. FilmBuff It was by Jive Records on September 23, 1997 in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Please click the link below to receive your verification email.
Judging it purely by its cover I wondered why my husband had purchased something that appeared to be both a beach read and pure chick lit. Told through the viewpoints of Ruth Becker now living in Sydney in the present day and revolutionary and poet Ernst Toller who is writing his Memoirs in 1939All that i am is Anna Funders first foray into fiction and is a beautiful and enjoyable read. All too often I've seen obviously autobiography simply relabelled as "a novel", when in truth the writer has not made an attempt to create a narrative arc or to develop characters so that we can identify with them and follow them on a journey that has a beginning, a middle and an end.This novel was a book club choice that I’d never heard of but which gave me some new and interesting insights into a period of German (and ultimately European) history that I knew little about, namely that leading up to World War II when the world was refusing to listen to German refugees who tried to warn everyone about the dangers of the new regime. Auden (the poet) his reluctance to write about Dora Fabian in his autobiography.
Plus, great first book from an Australian writer, which makes it that much better.I enjoyed parts of this debut novel by Anna Funder, but the first part was more tedious than I had anticipated.
(She was also a real person but she doesn’t have a Wikipedia page):Anna Funder, as one of her characters in her debut novel All That I Am, makes a cunning observation about authors using people that they know in their writing.
Given the range I read and write, it’s hard to give ‘numbers’ to books that are meaningful. Not in the league of 'Stasiland' - she is on firmer ground with non-fiction and her emotional coolness suits that genre better. A young writer's life is upended when, on the eve of a family reunion, his long-absent father re-enters his life. All That I Am is a good CD, you can play it all the way through and enjoy it, but there are no BIG hits hear. Just leave us a message Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.You're almost there! We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Regal The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive reviewThe percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher.
In England they risked expulsion if they engaged in any political activity, and the British authorities ignored, for the most part, the growth of Nazism and the decline of democracy in 1930's Germany.I find the questions raised by the way certain authors (and critics) blur the boundaries between truth and fiction to be very interesting and very vexing.
She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer.
Published I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four. Was I too tired? It is also a well told story that reads like a thriller or a great tale of espionage. You learn history and at the same time feel the emotions of the people who live through the historical events. And another AWW! From page 299 “ Though it is the hardest thing, to work out one’s weight and heft in the world, to whittle down all that I am and give it a value”
Different chapters also did this, back and forth and while I could keep track of what was happening when, it served as a distraction and kept me becoming fully invested in the story. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else I would get into one part and it would be switched to another, very frustrating especially since this was a very well written book.
Both narrators had been tied to Dora Fabian, a dedicated and daring woman determined to warn the world about the dangers of Hitler and the Nazi’s. I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four.
February 7th 2012 All That I Am by Anna Funder is told from the perspective of Ruth Becker and Ernst Toller in alternate chapters. FilmBuff It was by Jive Records on September 23, 1997 in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Please click the link below to receive your verification email.
Judging it purely by its cover I wondered why my husband had purchased something that appeared to be both a beach read and pure chick lit. Told through the viewpoints of Ruth Becker now living in Sydney in the present day and revolutionary and poet Ernst Toller who is writing his Memoirs in 1939All that i am is Anna Funders first foray into fiction and is a beautiful and enjoyable read. All too often I've seen obviously autobiography simply relabelled as "a novel", when in truth the writer has not made an attempt to create a narrative arc or to develop characters so that we can identify with them and follow them on a journey that has a beginning, a middle and an end.This novel was a book club choice that I’d never heard of but which gave me some new and interesting insights into a period of German (and ultimately European) history that I knew little about, namely that leading up to World War II when the world was refusing to listen to German refugees who tried to warn everyone about the dangers of the new regime. Auden (the poet) his reluctance to write about Dora Fabian in his autobiography.
Plus, great first book from an Australian writer, which makes it that much better.I enjoyed parts of this debut novel by Anna Funder, but the first part was more tedious than I had anticipated.
(She was also a real person but she doesn’t have a Wikipedia page):Anna Funder, as one of her characters in her debut novel All That I Am, makes a cunning observation about authors using people that they know in their writing.
Given the range I read and write, it’s hard to give ‘numbers’ to books that are meaningful. Not in the league of 'Stasiland' - she is on firmer ground with non-fiction and her emotional coolness suits that genre better. A young writer's life is upended when, on the eve of a family reunion, his long-absent father re-enters his life. All That I Am is a good CD, you can play it all the way through and enjoy it, but there are no BIG hits hear. Just leave us a message Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.You're almost there! We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Regal The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive reviewThe percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher.
In England they risked expulsion if they engaged in any political activity, and the British authorities ignored, for the most part, the growth of Nazism and the decline of democracy in 1930's Germany.I find the questions raised by the way certain authors (and critics) blur the boundaries between truth and fiction to be very interesting and very vexing.
She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer.
Published I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four. Was I too tired? It is also a well told story that reads like a thriller or a great tale of espionage. You learn history and at the same time feel the emotions of the people who live through the historical events. And another AWW! From page 299 “ Though it is the hardest thing, to work out one’s weight and heft in the world, to whittle down all that I am and give it a value”
Different chapters also did this, back and forth and while I could keep track of what was happening when, it served as a distraction and kept me becoming fully invested in the story. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else I would get into one part and it would be switched to another, very frustrating especially since this was a very well written book.
I felt very drawn into the world, attached to the characters, and I felt appropriately horrified by the atrocities and inspired by the courage of those who risked everything to try to shift the awful course of history.
All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer The book begins with Hitlers coming to power and details the time leading up to world war II. I was moved almost to tears by the fate of Ruth Blatt/Becker, and the knowledge that this is basically a true story made it all the more gripping. Nice surprise, it was neither chick lit nor a beach read.I took this from my husband's stack when I was in search of something to read before a lengthy airplane trip. The betrayal in this book was enough to make me feel sick. Be the first to ask a question about All That I Am Look, I did enjoy this, but mostly for its factual/historical content. Or was the book just too slow and self-aware for my tastes? Set in Nazi Germany - yay! Ugh.
Vor allem gesanglich hat mich Joe komplett überrascht und überzeugt.
And another AWW!
"I am very ashamed to admit that I could not finish this book, the most awarded and lauded Australian book of 2012. For lovers of historical fiction, a hidden gem!People far more eloquent than I have reviewed this book, and given it has already won prizes and is likely to win more, probably many more eloquent people will continue to review it.
Both narrators had been tied to Dora Fabian, a dedicated and daring woman determined to warn the world about the dangers of Hitler and the Nazi’s. I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four.
February 7th 2012 All That I Am by Anna Funder is told from the perspective of Ruth Becker and Ernst Toller in alternate chapters. FilmBuff It was by Jive Records on September 23, 1997 in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Please click the link below to receive your verification email.
Judging it purely by its cover I wondered why my husband had purchased something that appeared to be both a beach read and pure chick lit. Told through the viewpoints of Ruth Becker now living in Sydney in the present day and revolutionary and poet Ernst Toller who is writing his Memoirs in 1939All that i am is Anna Funders first foray into fiction and is a beautiful and enjoyable read. All too often I've seen obviously autobiography simply relabelled as "a novel", when in truth the writer has not made an attempt to create a narrative arc or to develop characters so that we can identify with them and follow them on a journey that has a beginning, a middle and an end.This novel was a book club choice that I’d never heard of but which gave me some new and interesting insights into a period of German (and ultimately European) history that I knew little about, namely that leading up to World War II when the world was refusing to listen to German refugees who tried to warn everyone about the dangers of the new regime. Auden (the poet) his reluctance to write about Dora Fabian in his autobiography.
Plus, great first book from an Australian writer, which makes it that much better.I enjoyed parts of this debut novel by Anna Funder, but the first part was more tedious than I had anticipated.
(She was also a real person but she doesn’t have a Wikipedia page):Anna Funder, as one of her characters in her debut novel All That I Am, makes a cunning observation about authors using people that they know in their writing.
Given the range I read and write, it’s hard to give ‘numbers’ to books that are meaningful. Not in the league of 'Stasiland' - she is on firmer ground with non-fiction and her emotional coolness suits that genre better. A young writer's life is upended when, on the eve of a family reunion, his long-absent father re-enters his life. All That I Am is a good CD, you can play it all the way through and enjoy it, but there are no BIG hits hear. Just leave us a message Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.You're almost there! We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Regal The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive reviewThe percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher.
In England they risked expulsion if they engaged in any political activity, and the British authorities ignored, for the most part, the growth of Nazism and the decline of democracy in 1930's Germany.I find the questions raised by the way certain authors (and critics) blur the boundaries between truth and fiction to be very interesting and very vexing.
She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer.
Published I would give it a three but I love Carlos' Guitar work so much I had to up it to a four. Was I too tired? It is also a well told story that reads like a thriller or a great tale of espionage. You learn history and at the same time feel the emotions of the people who live through the historical events. And another AWW! From page 299 “ Though it is the hardest thing, to work out one’s weight and heft in the world, to whittle down all that I am and give it a value”
Different chapters also did this, back and forth and while I could keep track of what was happening when, it served as a distraction and kept me becoming fully invested in the story. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else I would get into one part and it would be switched to another, very frustrating especially since this was a very well written book.
