A Novel
by Anna Funder
Recommended by Tom Hanks
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Historical Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
Awardwinning author Anna Funder delivers an affecting and beautifully evocative debut novel about a group of young German exiles who risk their lives to awaken the world to the terrifying threat of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Based on reallife events and people, All That I Am brings to light the heroic, tragic, and true story of a small group of lef...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Historical Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
“Another Book Suggestion: ALL THAT I AM, by Anna Funder, who also wrote STASILAND. I read ATIAm last fall in Berlin a…”
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Consider The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Recommended by 5 sources.
“This sprawling, detail-rich historical novel follows cathedral builders, nobles, and townspeople across decades, delivering immersive scene-setting and a steady accumulation of plotlines. Its useful part is the sustained attention to craft—architecture, politics, rivalry—that makes the medieval world tangible. The main limitation is repetitive melodrama and swings in pacing: long, satisfying set pieces sit beside stretches that feel slow or contrived. Better read slowly rather than skimmed; readers who stick it out will find payoff in the concluding convergences.”
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