When Katja Heinz secures a job as a typist at Doctor Viktor’s clinic, she doesn’t expect to be copying top secret medical records from a notebook.
At the end of the first world war, Doctor Viktor treated soldiers for psychological disorders. One of the patients was none other than Adolf Hitler. . .
The notes in his possession declare Hitler unfit for office – a secret that could destroy the Führer’s reputation, and change the course of the war if exposed. . .
With the notebook hidden in her hat box, Katja and Doctor Viktor travel to Paris. Seeking refuge in the Shakespeare and Company bookshop, they hope to find a publisher brave enough to print the controversial script.
But Katja is being watched. Nazi spies in Paris have discovered her plan. They will stop at nothing to destroy the notebook and silence those who know of the secret hidden inside. . .
❀ ❀
Extraordinary.
I have read multiple historical fictions during World War II, but The Paris Notebook is unlike any other ones I have read, and that is one of my favorite things about this book. I never even considered how it must be to treat a person who ended up killing so many others, even if he had no way of knowing it back then. I couldn’t get enough of Katja’s story; every page had me wondering what would happen next. When Katja started working for Dr. Viktor, I wondered how long it would take for her to figure out that the medical records that she was copying were Adolf Hitler’s. I wondered what her reaction would be once she discovered the truth. Once the idea came to try and publish the book, I thought that it was a brilliant idea, but at the same time, I wondered if anyone would be brave enough to publish it.
I felt that the beginning of the book started slow, but it picked up within a few pages, and then I was hooked and couldn’t seem to get enough. I would finish it sooner, but school and all the homework and tests made it hard to have time to read every day. When I wasn’t reading the book, I was thinking about the book and wondering if Katja and Dr. Viktor could accomplish their goal. The two of them went through so much even to have anyone consider publishing it. I do understand why some were hesitant about it; they were afraid. I loved how dedicated, and brave Katja was; despite her challenges, there wasn’t a single time she gave up. Despite what was happening in the world, I think she was one of the most courageous women to keep going. Of all the characters in the book, she was my favorite.
The Paris Notebook had me going through many different emotions. There were quite a few parts of the book that were hard for me to read, yet I found it hard to put the book down. Every page and chapter were suspenseful, with you on the edge of your seat. I would spend all day reading if I wasn’t so busy with classes. The first thing that caught my attention while I was on Netgalley was the cover; that was what had me click and read the description; the cover itself has a mystery.
That ending was probably the most surprising in the whole story, even though I didn’t see that one coming. This was the first book I have read by Tessa Harris, and now I am eager to check out the rest of her books. Highly recommend this book.
0 comments:
Post a Comment