Ron Seybold

An essential for every writer.

One of the greatest books I've ever read. Like anybody needs to say that about this. A book so good that its author didn't need to write one single book more.

Beautiful prose, with a story that gets more clear and characters drawn sharper as you turn the pages. Not the best rate of revelation for its plot, but its surely has some of the best Nazi-era everyday life scenes you could imagine.

Every page a delight

The best thing I've read this year. Lyrical language. Fascinating history of an under-plumbed time. Funny and sad and knowing, this novel shows how love, lust, and liberty's pursuit can drive a story into our hearts.

Make this a significant part of your writing toolkit. Worth the work to use in building your writing skills. There's a reason this has a 25th anniversary edition. It remains relevant.