A book about the times..
936954
How quicky we forget how scandalous this was - it almost seems tame by today's standards.

This book tells the story of a world so different to now, and it brought back so many memories.  For those who did not live through the time, it may not be so easy to read, but defintiely worth the effort.
2059880
l love the time period. Author put the past and the present together in a way that made the book interesting. There was a sadness to this book in the characters and the conditions  but there was no way to put it down you needed to find out the ending. A book I will remember, recommend to a friend and read again.
2680688
Although this book addresses some pretty awful times and issues the main character faces, it was a good read. It brought to light aspects during this time period that other books I have read did not. Very sad during times.
2252874
The book is like a time capsule of photos.. Look at the people, their clothes, the constructions, the buildings, the stores, their signs, the cars, the streets.. It will take you back in time and you'll feel immersed in that time.

The low rating isn't for the content, the content is fabulous.. The rating is for the production quality of the book. Here are my suggestion to the publisher: 1) Avoid converting black & white to sepia. 2) Review the tone banding; photos look good digitally but were not printing as good.
103699
This is a book one should read. It retells the time period in America from 1918 - 1930. What you discover is that our modern times are not unique. The 1920's were as exciting and crazy as the past ten years. Money, alcohol, Hollywood, politics, sports, sex, etc - all wrapped up into a decade that no one could have believed would occur. Various events pulled at America to make this truly a "roaring" decade. Even though jobs were plentiful (for those with an education), money was spent (by those who had it), Hollywood and sports figures were built up in the media, there were still many Americans left behind. Sound familiar? If anyone ever believes the issues we face today were never faced by prior generations, then you need to read this book. Truly, history repeats itself.
992896
I like to read about history and how people of the time live and thought.
This book brings into focus times of Naziism and especially the SS and treatment of the Jews. All that wrapped around the lives of two brothers and how they were sucked into the war and killings.
601646
Enjoyes reading this book...Memories from back then.
351974
I really liked this book. Felt it was true to the times.
969135
Several unexpected turns. Characters are much the same but viewed from different perspectives. In many ways, a book of the times.
639177
This was an excellent book in that it spoke to the character of the times and the characters were droll.  It was a loooong book but well worth reading.  I found myself smiling at how absurd some of the situations and worries were but of course that was the times.  How maddening it must have been for women who were smart and/or gutsy.
88574
It is a very good book.  Should make people aware of what could happen to our country just as it did in
France..
Will keep your attention and one can visualize what is taking place. You can sense the pain and the struggles
of what happened at that time in history.
1992982
This fits in with te other three star review in that I found this a good read but not a great one.  I think it tends to be too much of an "inside" read.  For those looking for nostalgia and a story that pays homage to a time the reader thinks deserves one, this might be more of an enjoyable read.
1006033
I light history of selected events that took place in the Fifties. The book tended to try break the common memory of the fifties as being a perfect time. That purpose got into the way of some of the stories. The  slant was just a little too much for me. Being rather young, I did like  hearing about the way things were back then. I wish there was more  information on culture and less on politics. The politics can be found in  most history books. This book caused much reflection of what I remember  about the  seventies. I now regard the past in a more objective manner.  Good but a little disappointing.
2642430
It is an enjoyable book but a little repetitive. It gives a very good idea of how people lived in that era so many years ago. It is a book that one does not read in one go, but pick it up from time to time.
1336664
There is no time like the present, but if only I had been introduced to this wonderful publication years earlier....a must read!!
2871791
While reading only one quarter of the book, and feeling the darkness of that time can only be interpreted as the signs of the times, this seems like a great book for side reading by history majors, as well as a walk down Memory Lane for all of those who actually lived through some of these events.  Helps one understand that the great struggle goes on.  I read some every evening, and will not let a day go by without a dose of Ken Follett.  Important books, both "Fall of Giants" and "Winter of the World".
3528778
History, some context, and some good characters to help us understand the times. We are so removed from this period.  This is a good way to absorbe a time lost to us. The library is gone. Why? The need to preserve math, philosophy and history. All of that detail gone. Ignorance, terrorism, politics and religion nothing works for these people. A brief relationship. Forgotten again.