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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
Modern · Nonfiction, History, Germany

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

by Anna Funder
2003 · 328 pages · Nonfiction
55 Modern ★ 4.21 on Goodreads · 24K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Baillie Gifford Prize winner (2004). 4.21★ from 24K Goodreads ratings.

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55Must-Read Score
  • Critics44 out of 100 · counts 35%+18
  • Readers66 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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