Reviews for Davai, Davai!: Memoir of a German Prisoner of World War II in the Soviet Union

The average rating for Davai, Davai!: Memoir of a German Prisoner of World War II in the Soviet Union based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-06 00:00:00 Charles Greene amazingly researched... almost too much. because there is such an extended cast of characters when some were brought up again it was hard to remember who they were and what they did. the title is a bit misleading too in that it isnt focused around opothleyaholo- instead it is much more vast. it is easy enough to glaze over these issues for the overall affect. it is a riveting account. well done and informative. follow up: there is absolutely no book on opothleyaholo. and assuredly, hardly any as thoughtful on the creek indians and their plight during the civil war. the authors tenacity is palpable. and the books vivid nature is even more exceptional when considering she DIDNT conjure it out of thin air. 30 years of research went into this. A life for a life. this book is one of a kind.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-28 00:00:00 Brandon Laird I'm not normally a fan of biographies. That being said, I had never heard of Florence, and when I was watching a documentary series on film making, her name came up as something of a 'lost and forgotten chapter'. This piqued my interest enough to hunt down the book. For me, the work was rote and dry. Except, it's a biography, so it sort of has to be. I gave the book a high rating not so much on its readability, but based on the fact that the author has done so much painstaking research, and then managed to tie the whole mess together into a cohesive and linear tale. It's the sort of work I admire because I have the utmost respect for individuals who do such meticulous work in their writing. Something I could - nor would - ever have the drive to do. Even if you're not a biography fan, there is enough of a sensible structure in the work to be able to gloss over some paragraphs and still 'get the story'. I'd rather see that, than have this author's work ignored. He's done a hell of a job. And Florence's life is, sadly, another one of fame gone right and horribly wrong, ending in her suicide.