I know that it’s a little absurd to have wished Olga had been a real person and my friend- but it happens sometimes.just call me a little weird and strange. I cried at the end of this novel.(but I’m getting ahead of myself).I wanted soooo bad for Olga to have been a real person.that her life was not lived in vain. “Olga” is 288 pages - so not long - but like an over-flowing suitcase - we must sit our butts on top of it and squish vigorously to close it. The first thing I must set clear - Olga Rinke was ‘not’ a real person.rather she is a fictionalized character inspired by several strong women (if Bernhard Schlink would be willing to share ‘which’ strong women inspired ‘him’ - I’d be interested to learn more)
KUDOS to people who write blurbs.and to the person who wrote the above blurb for this book!
Smart and precocious, endearing but uncompromising, she fights against ingrained chauvinism to find her place in a world run by lesser men” The blurb tells us that “Olga” is a sweeping novel of love and passion from the author of the international bestseller ‘The Reader’ about a woman out of step with her time, whose life is witness to some of the most tumultuous events of modern age.Ībandoned by her parents, young Olga was raised by her grandmother in a Prussian Village in the early years of the 20th century. If anyone has more true facts about this book that you fine before I do I’m certainly interested. Sorry for rambling I’ll write a review later- for me this book is a strong five stars!!! (no matter what else I write about it) If not - wow- how does anyone make up this much fiction? There are letters that feel so real, I was certain the author must’ve found them in a vault. I’m hoping this novel was based on a true story - but honestly at this point I don’t know. I don’t think I’ve read a book this year where the main character has felt more alive- a woman in history who lived an ordinary and extraordinary life, more than Olga. OLGA couldn’t have been fictionalized character. It’s a novel but - I need to look some things up.
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