The average user rating for this Book is 9.9 out of 10 (based on 13 Votes).
jaime r gave it a10: Extraordinary testimony.
Mike N gave it a10: This book is incredible. I wish the author had recieved the acclaim she deserved during her life time.
Killian F gave it a10: brill.
Michael K gave it a9: This is a wartime diary which describes the mass rape of German women by members of the Red Army after the Battle of Berlin in 1945. The author is a journalist who speaks Russian as well as German, and her eventual survival strategy is to attach herself to Russian officers in order to protect herself from the advances of the ordinary soldiers.This book will not appeal to everyone. I think it is literature, however, whether it qualifies as the seventh highest rated work of nonfiction in the history of this Web site is another matter.
Alice C gave it a10: A Woman In Berlin is an extraordinary account of the daily life of ordinary citizens -- men and women -- trying to hang on to their dignity as WWII comes to an end and Russian troops sack the city. Highly recommend reading this book.
Wayne H gave it a10: Outstanding book. Quite a different view of WW2 Germany. "That man" really ruined his people
Sparky gave it a10: Wow! I have a new hero, and her name is "Anonymous." Ii cannot imagine how the author could have gine through the soul-destroying experiences she describes, yet have had the discipline to record them and the courage to recount them. Talk about keeping your head when all about you are losing theirs! I think the key to her charm is that she never, ever feels sorry for herself. There is no other book you could read that would give you the feeling of being a civilian in the midst of a world war the way this one does. Or, even more important, the feeling of having lived through 12 years of Hitlerite Germany, only to see Berlin come crumbling down.
sharon f gave it a10: Excellent insider view of the devasted city and quite an objective view of the Russian and the former Nazis.
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