Date: 04/06/16 03:18 pm Title: Chapter 1
Oh and now when I read your reviews. I don't at all agree that this would be any sicker than many other stories on this page.
This is a real thing. Maybe not just for Georg, but for so many other Germans. A lot of Germans (and other European people as well) have to deal with the fact that their ancestors did horrible thing during WW2, and to me it is so important to NEVER forget what happened back then and to point out how disgusted Georg was with this makes such a valid point, imo.
WE ARE NOT OUR PARENTS. Or Grandparents. Or anything! We are us. We make our own future. Our family does not define who we are.
Really, I think this is a heavy and maybe sensitive topic, BUT it is important to bring up and never forget.
Sorry for double reviewing (I don't even know if you'll ever see them) but I had to voice my opinion after reading that review.
Date: 04/06/16 03:13 pm Title: Chapter 1
Wow. This was really good, and really well written! I felt so bad for Georg, what a horrible thing to discover, but he's right, he's not his great grandfather. He's Georg and he's making his own decisions and he will never be like that horrible man was.
This story actually reminded me of the song "Family Tree" by Matthew West, if you've ever heard it. Such a great song.
Great story! I'm so happy I happened to find it! Random Story really is an amazing function at times :)
Date: 10/03/12 11:40 am Title: Chapter 1
I think it's pretty sick for anyone to write a story about that especially since the lads actually are German.
But hey.. that's just my opinion and if Georg read this he may feel bad, chances are he won't read it ever but...
Author's Response:
M'kay. Just as an FYI, he's not going to read this. It's fanfiction. Just like he's not going to read your story about incest between his best friends, Tom and Bill. This is a fanfiction site - a safe haven for writers to write what they want, within reason without judgement.
rnrnI would also say it's pretty sick to write about incest, and abuse, and rape as your story warns for, but hey, I do that too. Just. Like. You. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, you know?
Also as an FYI, I don't think this is true. I have not written it to be true. But it is not outside the scope of possibility. Georg is a native German, and the core of this story is a common occurance for the German people. Less so now, but still common. It's not sick to explore themes and scenarios both inside and outside the realm of possibilities. World War Two was a global issue that affects many families and countries even today and finding out about familial history related to those events is still an ongoing occurance.rnrnFrom a literary perspective, the high level of emotional attachment to this period, as well as the amount of physical evidence from the time makes it rich for inspiration. Writing about it is neither sick nor negative, if handled with consideration. I felt I handled this with consideration and with the right tone required by the situation. I don't think I made it 'sick' or bad. It's a difficult issue, and one that will alway provoke debates.
Date: 09/28/12 11:01 am Title: Chapter 1
Oh, so it was that you meant by the numbers! *feels stupid* And I clearly picked the right one! This was really well written and told. I think you manage to capture both the heritage so many Germans lives with, to many this still is, after over 60 year, an open wound. And the trouble about growing up, both the physical situation, with no time for anything and in a way sliping away from your parents, puting your friends first in the little free time you got, leaving less room for comunication with your family. But also a time when you realize that things never really are the way you though. Most have not that dark secrets, and many have no secrets at all, but when you are a child, your mum is MUM and well, that's it. As a teen, you start to see other sides of her, the human with all bad and good that comes with that, and I think you captured that too in a really good way. Thank you so much for writing this!
Author's Response: I would never have in a million years expected you to get the thing with the numbers! It was /completely/ random to you (and to me, tbh) but you did pick my one serious prompt that I had lined up for you. rnrnI would think this is, for a number of families in German and the countries that participated/were forced to participate, a horrible reality. An open wound, as you call it. How do you cope with that as part of your cultural heritage, never mind your actual bloodline? rnrnI like how you also point out that Georg is growing up too - he's changing, seeing less of his parent, moving away from his mother and seeing other sides to her as well as just 'Mum'. You just picked that out and I don't think I even wrote it very consciously, to be truthful. Guess it will out though, when it wants to. rnrnYou are very welcome - I enjoyed examining the scenario from inside Georg's head; gave me new insight into him as a character.
Date: 09/28/12 10:15 am Title: Chapter 1
Grim, mayhaps. But filled with realism. Because I can well imagine many MANY families in Germany dealing with this. There were a lot of people working to bring the Holocaust around. :-/ Gorgeous work, luv. Written with mind head and heart. Not to mention respect. Loved it.
Author's Response: I would think that this is a common problem in Germany. There's a lot of people in the UK who celebrate their families help in WW2, and for them... it's a thing of pride. But for families in Germany, who were fighting for exactly the same reason, in their eyes at the time, it's a thing of shame. History is a sad sad thing like that. Glad you liked it.