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FROM: janice@nwlink.com (Janice Burwash, Burlington Public Library)
REC'D: 3/29/02, 3:34 PM

Greetings to all,

A patron recently read and enjoyed The Good German by Joseph Kanon, and
would like suggestions of other similiar books. She liked the time and
place, but you don't need to limit your suggestions to post WWII Germany.
She also was interested in the moral questions that the book raised about
what was going on during the war and people's responsibility. Again, don't
limit your suggestions to that time and place. She seems to like the idea of
books that raise moral issues and questions for the reader. I look forward
to seeing your suggestions. TIA

Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator

Burlington Public Library
900 East Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
janice@nwlink.com

FROM: julie connoley <juliec@dpls.lib.or.us>
REC'D: 3/29/02, 3:55 PM

Library Journal's recent Reader's Shelf article (January 2002) dealt with
Moral Questions for Book Group Reads - the titles were:

Sweet Hereafter - Russell Banks
Last Orders - Graham Swift
Woman of the Inner Sea - Thomas Keneally
Wild Life - Molly Gloss
End of the Affair - Graham Greene
Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Saskiad - Brian Hall

Good Luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: janice@nwlink.com [mailto:janice@nwlink.com]
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 1:37 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: The Good German Read-alikes


Greetings to all,

A patron recently read and enjoyed The Good German by Joseph Kanon, and
would like suggestions of other similiar books. She liked the time and
place, but you don't need to limit your suggestions to post WWII Germany.
She also was interested in the moral questions that the book raised about
what was going on during the war and people's responsibility. Again, don't
limit your suggestions to that time and place. She seems to like the idea of
books that raise moral issues and questions for the reader. I look forward
to seeing your suggestions. TIA

Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator

Burlington Public Library
900 East Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
janice@nwlink.com

FROM: Lesa Holstine <lholstine@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/29/02, 4:38 PM

Not necessarily A Good German readalike, but
definitely dealt with moral issues - Just Revenge by
Alan Dershowitz.

Lesa Holstine
lholstine@yahoo.com
Ft. Myers, FL

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FROM: "BookBitch" <bookbitch@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/29/02, 5:10 PM

These books deal with moral dilemmas during and post WWII:

Cooley, Martha - The Archivist
Huston, Nancy - The Mark of the Angel
Moran, Thomas - The Man in the Box
Powers, Charles - In Memory of the Forest
Rosenbaum, Thane - Second Hand Smoke
Schlink, Bernard - The Reader

early American history, also rife with moral dilemmas:
Safire, William - Scandalmonger

Vietnam War:
O'Brien, Tim - Going After Cacciato

I know there are tons more...

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Southwest County Regional Library
Palm Beach County Library System

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FROM: David Wright <dwright333@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/30/02, 2:29 AM

Joseph Kanon's first, Los Alamos, is terrific for
similar reasons.
Ward Just is a great author on these kind of
moral themes. His upcoming book is actually set
in postwar Europe, but A Dangerous Friend and
others are great. Which reminds me of Robert
Penn Warren's wonderful All the King's Men, a bit
dense, but a great political book.
Almost anything by Graham Greene would qualify,
including The Comedians, The Human Factor, The
Quiet American, Ministry of Fear, etc.
A lot of Le Carre's books also sound some pretty
deep issues, for example The Little Drummer Girl
slogs right into the Arab-Israeli conflict with
terrific complexity.
David Ignatius's Agents of Innocence. John
Banville's The Untouchable. A Flag for Sunrise,
by Robert Stone. Mother Night, by Kurt Vonnegut.
Joseph Conrad, even - The Secret Agent or Under
Western Eyes.

David Wright
Seattle Public Library



--- "Janice Burwash, Burlington Public Library"
<janice@nwlink.com> wrote:
> Greetings to all,
>
> A patron recently read and enjoyed The Good
> German by Joseph Kanon, and
> would like suggestions of other similiar books.
> She liked the time and
> place, but you don't need to limit your
> suggestions to post WWII Germany.
> She also was interested in the moral questions
> that the book raised about
> what was going on during the war and people's
> responsibility. Again, don't
> limit your suggestions to that time and place.
> She seems to like the idea of
> books that raise moral issues and questions for
> the reader. I look forward
> to seeing your suggestions. TIA
>
> Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator
>
> Burlington Public Library
> 900 East Fairhaven Ave
> Burlington, WA 98233
> Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
> janice@nwlink.com
>
>
>
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FROM: "christine jeffords" <sevenstars39@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/30/02, 10:13 AM

If she'd go for YA, three that I enjoy very much are by Margot
Benary-Isbert: "The Ark," "Rowan Farm," and "The Long Way Home."

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FROM: Lynda Whitton-Henley <lyndafwh@ccpl.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us>
REC'D: 3/30/02, 10:34 AM

How about "The Reader" by Bernharad Schlink?

Lynda Whitton-Henley
Br. Mgr. Northwest Br.
Corpus Christi, TX

"Janice Burwash, Burlington Public Library" wrote:

> Greetings to all,
>
> A patron recently read and enjoyed The Good German by Joseph Kanon, and
> would like suggestions of other similiar books. She liked the time and
> place, but you don't need to limit your suggestions to post WWII Germany.
> She also was interested in the moral questions that the book raised about
> what was going on during the war and people's responsibility. Again, don't
> limit your suggestions to that time and place. She seems to like the idea of
> books that raise moral issues and questions for the reader. I look forward
> to seeing your suggestions. TIA
>
> Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator
>
> Burlington Public Library
> 900 East Fairhaven Ave
> Burlington, WA 98233
> Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
> janice@nwlink.com
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: Kerry Pathy <cindersgirl8@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 4/19/02, 2:10 PM

Hi,

I didn't read all the replies since this is late, but
was thinking the Paul Watson's "The Forger" would be a
good match, also.

Kerry Pathy
Popular Library
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, OH
--- "Janice Burwash, Burlington Public Library"
<janice@nwlink.com> wrote:
> Greetings to all,
>
> A patron recently read and enjoyed The Good German
> by Joseph Kanon, and
> would like suggestions of other similiar books. She
> liked the time and
> place, but you don't need to limit your suggestions
> to post WWII Germany.
> She also was interested in the moral questions that
> the book raised about
> what was going on during the war and people's
> responsibility. Again, don't
> limit your suggestions to that time and place. She
> seems to like the idea of
> books that raise moral issues and questions for the
> reader. I look forward
> to seeing your suggestions. TIA
>
> Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator
>
> Burlington Public Library
> 900 East Fairhaven Ave
> Burlington, WA 98233
> Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
> janice@nwlink.com
>
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L:
http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html


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FROM: Kerry Pathy <cindersgirl8@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 4/19/02, 2:10 PM

Hi,

I didn't read all the replies since this is late, but
was thinking the Paul Watson's "The Forger" would be a
good match, also.

Kerry Pathy
Popular Library
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, OH
--- "Janice Burwash, Burlington Public Library"
<janice@nwlink.com> wrote:
> Greetings to all,
>
> A patron recently read and enjoyed The Good German
> by Joseph Kanon, and
> would like suggestions of other similiar books. She
> liked the time and
> place, but you don't need to limit your suggestions
> to post WWII Germany.
> She also was interested in the moral questions that
> the book raised about
> what was going on during the war and people's
> responsibility. Again, don't
> limit your suggestions to that time and place. She
> seems to like the idea of
> books that raise moral issues and questions for the
> reader. I look forward
> to seeing your suggestions. TIA
>
> Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator
>
> Burlington Public Library
> 900 East Fairhaven Ave
> Burlington, WA 98233
> Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
> janice@nwlink.com
>
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L:
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FROM: janice@nwlink.com (Janice Burwash, Burlington Public Library)
REC'D: 4/19/02, 3:50 PM

The recent additional title reminded me that I had never posted the compiled
list to the group. Thanks to all you shared their suggestions. The patron
was happy to have a new reading list to choose from.

The Good German Read-alikes (Books dealing with WWII and/or moral issues)

Library Journal's recent Reader's Shelf article (January 2002) dealt with
Moral Questions for Book Group Reads - the titles were:
Sweet Hereafter - Russell Banks
Last Orders - Graham Swift
Woman of the Inner Sea - Thomas Keneally
Wild Life - Molly Gloss
End of the Affair - Graham Greene
Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Saskiad - Brian Hall

Not necessarily A Good German readalike, but definitely dealt with moral issues:
Just Revenge - Alan Dershowitz

These books deal with moral dilemmas during and post WWII:
The Archivist - Martha Cooley
The Mark of the Angel - Nancy Huston
The Man in the Box - Thomas Moran
In Memory of the Forest - Charles Powers
Second Hand Smoke - Thane Rosenbaum
The Reader - Bernard Schlink

Early American history, also rife with moral dilemmas: Scandalmonger -
William Safire

Vietnam War: Going After Cacciato - Tim O'Brien

Los Alamos, A Dangerous Friend - Joseph Kanon
All the King's men - Robert Penn Warren
The Comedians, The Human Factor, The Quiet American, Ministry of Fear (and
others) - Graham Greene
The Little Drummer - John LeCarre
Agents of Innocence - David Ignatius
The Untouchable - John Banville
A Flag for Sunrise - Robert Stone
Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
The Secret Agent, Under Western Eyes - Joesph Conrad
Stones from the River - Ursula Hegi
The Forger - Paul Watson


Janice Burwash, Resource Coordinator

Burlington Public Library
900 East Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
janice@nwlink.com

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