tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post8898623414845425321..comments2024-03-27T05:36:02.066-03:00Comments on Ordinary Reader: "All The Light We Cannot See"Ordinary Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813001887162908486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post-83015218735825027212017-11-06T20:06:16.285-04:002017-11-06T20:06:16.285-04:00Hi lucybirdbooks. I've been reading through yo...Hi lucybirdbooks. I've been reading through your reviews and looking for books to add to my TBR. I've never read Jasper Fforde but I will give him a try based on your recommendation, and I was excited to see you felt much as I did about The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I thought it was truly beautiful and it remains one of my all-time favourites. We agree on that, but we'll have to agree to disagree on the allied bombing issue. I appreciate you taking the time to read my thoughts and comment. Thanks!Ordinary Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813001887162908486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531596607902037529.post-82923526964782516632017-11-05T15:15:05.713-04:002017-11-05T15:15:05.713-04:00When I read this I didn't really like the diam...When I read this I didn't really like the diamond bit either, although it maybe being magical, and the nazis wanting it did come into play, so maybe it had more of an impact on the story than it initially seems to.<br /><br />On the 'good' nazi thing, I don't think it diminishes how horrible the nazi regime was. Instead I think that it gives some humanity, it says that not all Germans were nazis, that even fighting on the side of the nazis means that the army agreed with the nazi agenda. It says that whilst the worst effected were those that the nazis viewed as 'wrong' everyday Germans suffered too, not in the same way but through the things they had to do to be safe, the decisions they had to make, and yes from what the allies did to fight the nazis, especially the demoralising bombing because it involved people who were just trying to live, not really playing a role in the war (and yes, I know the nazis did it too, but that doesn't make the allies doing it a good- or even acceptable-thing).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com