Reviews for Saints and Villains

The average rating for Saints and Villains based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-02-01 00:00:00 Nicole Mcgonigal As recently as two weeks ago I was shaking my head at the "inflammatory rhetoric" comparing Trump to Hitler. And then I started reading this book (published in 1999, and therefore in no way attempting to reference current events). I would have enjoyed it under any circumstances, as it is fascinating and well-written. But given the events of the past 12 days in the United States, the narrative was chilling, the section in 1933 especially so. I view having read it during these 12 days in particular as an act of resistance, and a call to bravery. Despite his apparent failures, Bonhoeffer is truly a hero.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-06-08 00:00:00 Daniel Winn Is this the best book I have ever read about WW2? Maybe so. A perfect blend of fact and fiction. Fiction can help teach. I read sonewhere here on GoodReads a comment that the reader disliked non-fiction because it was so boring. OMG I believe the total opposite. There is no way that authors can dream up what life really throws at us. Emotionally, this is not an easy read, but it is impossible to put down. You can go on because the author writes of the true to life mixture of horror and beauty. If you open ypur eyes there is beauty and kindness and wonderful things going on at the same time as the horror. How is it possible to get through life if we are blind to the good things that are happening all around us? Giardina shows both. You are making a big mistake if you just put this on your to-read shelf. Read it soon!