Ulli Lust

graphic fiction/adaptation of historic novel by [a:Marcel Beyer|42791|Marcel Beyer|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]--Karnau is a man obsessed with recording all kinds of sounds including those of people being tortured, agrees to work for Nazis in order to escape military duty, and eventually becomes familiar with Goebbel's family; the second narrative is told by Goebbel's 14/15-y.o. daughter Helga.

I read to p. 152 but got tired of skimming over Karnau's exhaustive descriptions, and the disturbing circumstances. Helga's narrative is easier to read, but it's still a very grim story, takes a long time to develop, and given the subject and writing style, I'm not sure I can ever really get into it. I could maybe finish this another time (it's apparently well done for the story that it tells), but my faith in humanity is already pretty shaky right now (July 2020) and it's just too depressing for me to read at this time.… (mere)