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Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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Originally published in 1932 and banned by the Nazis one year later, Blood Brothers follows a gang of young boys bound together by unwritten rules and mutual loyalty. Blood Brothers is the only known novel by German social worker and journalist Ernst Haffner, of whom nearly all traces were lost during the course of World War II. Told in stark, unsparing detail, Haffners story delves into the illicit underworld of Berlin on the eve of Hitlers rise to power, describing how these blood brothers move from one petty crime to the next, spending their nights in underground bars and makeshift hostels, struggling together to survive the harsh realities of gang life, and finding in one another the legitimacy denied them by society.
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JazzFeathers
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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#24B4Monday

I had an unexpected free day today (a commitment was cancelled) so l could dedicate a lot of time to reading. I know my numbers are spectacular, but l'm quite happy with them.

I finished The Treason of Isengard yesterday night. Great read.
Finished Blood Brothers this morning. A very peculiar story, but l enjoyed it.
Listen to the middle part of A Duty to the Dead. Really enjoying this one.

Andrew65 You should feel please with what you‘ve achieved. Good luck for today. 👏👏👏 5y
BeansPage I think you're doing a fantastic job. Remember it's not about hitting the numbers really. It's more about reading and having fun with your fellow littens ❤️ as long as you're having fun then you are meeting your goal hon 😘 5y
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JazzFeathers
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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Not too displeased with how the #24B4Monday is going. Of course l'll go nowhere near 24 hours, bug my goal is to finish this book (and l'm 2/3 done) and at least start another.

This is a very strange book, more a dossier of life in Berlin in the 1930s than a true story. Still l'm quite involved in the harsh lives of these lost boys.

@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

Andrew65 Going well 👏👏👏 5y
BeansPage Sweetie don't be down on yourself. We still have two days left of the read-a-thon. I know you can totally bust out that book before the read-a-thon is over. You can do this!! 👍😃👍 5y
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JazzFeathers
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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Just started off with my reading buddy.
#24B4Monday #readalong

It's so hot here l don't think l'll do anything else but read.

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JazzFeathers
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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#24B4Monday @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

I'm doing the readalong this weekend.
Contrari to the last l did, it should be a reasonably quiet weekend so l'm hoping to read two books:

Blood Brothers by Ernst Haffner (which l'm already reading and hope to finish)

Gilgi, One of Us by Irmgard Keun

Let's see how it goes.

Do join us. It is a very informal #readalong. Yes there is a goal to read for 24 hours in 3 days,but you can choose your own goal

BeansPage Awesome goals 👍😃👍 Let me know how Blood Brothers is please 😘😘 5y
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JazzFeathers
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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Well, l suppose l'll go with this first.

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OtherPress
Blood Brothers | Ernst Haffner
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In which peaky hats, cigaret smoking & young street gang members blend together to take you back to an early 20th century gritty atmosphere.

julesG Welcome to Litsy! 5y
thereadingowlvina Welcome to Litsy!!! 😊🎉🎈 5y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 5y
CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 🎉 5y
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