In the Garden of Beasts

In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson

32/60 | Started 06.21.25 • Finished 07.08.25 | 3.5 stars

I really wanted this to be different than it was; more of what it was like to experience the decline of German political life in the lead up to Hitler's rise to power. But instead it felt like a behind the scenes of the American embassy at the time, and the pettiness that existed between its members at different levels. And then thrown into that was the social promiscuity of the ambassador's daughter. It just didn't have the insight and intrigue I was looking for, or maybe it was there and I just didn't feel it. Either way, it was still somewhat informative and you can tell well researched and written.