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Old 05-19-2019, 03:55 PM   #2565
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I listened to two novels about Hitler's food tasters--women whose job it was to sample Hitler's food in case it was poisoned: The Taster by V. S. Alexander, narrated by Carol Monda, and At the Wolf's Table by Rosella Postorino, narrated by Polly Stone.

These two novels offered divergent depictions of the tasters; both apparently drew on the experiences of Margot Woelk, though each used different elements of her story and adjusted different details for dramatic effect. Alexander's book invents more scenarios and is more melodramatic and exciting than Postorino's; Postorino's book is melancholic and seems to hew closer to the reality of the tasters' experience.

I wish I'd read these in reverse order--Alexander's novel created certain expectations that weren't part of Postorino's focus. But I liked both books.
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