Guy Sajer (1927–2022)

Very good. However not four stars, nearer 3.5. Sajer could have slowed the pace a little bit. He never gets back to Paula at all and he accepts, at face value, some huge German lies.

Estremecedor relato autobiográfico de un soldado de infantería alemán durante la segunda guerra mundial. Escrito de manera sencilla y directa, Guy Sajer nos traslada al frente del Este durante los años de 1942 a 1945. Todo el relato esta escrito desde la perspectiva de un soldado raso, apenas adolescente, y que va siendo consciente poco a poco de la gran tragedia en la que se ve envuelto.

Long but well-written "memoir" of a French-German boy drafted into the German army during the big war. Very bloody at times. There is a question whether it's actually non-fiction or fiction but it is still a good long read. The author had to have had battle experience, in my opinion.

Another holiday read. Interesting from a factual point of view but lacks something. I liked it but found it too easy to put down. Hence the three stars.