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THE HOUSE OF ONE THOUSAND EYES
MICHELLE BARKER
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Who can Lena trust to help her find out the truth? Life in East Germany in the
early 1980s is not easy for most people, but for Lena, it’s particularly hard.
After the death of her parents in a factory explosion and time spent in a
psychiatric hospital recovering from the trauma, she is sent to live with her
stern aunt, a devoted member of the ruling Communist Party. Visits with her
beloved Uncle Erich, a best-selling author, are her only respite. But one night,
her uncle disappears without a trace. Gone also are all his belongings, his
books, and even his birth records. Lena is desperate to know what happened to
him, but it’s as if he never existed. The worst thing, however, is that she
cannot discuss her uncle or her attempts to find him with anyone, not even her
best friends. There are government spies everywhere. But Lena is unafraid and
refuses to give up her search, regardless of the consequences. This searing
novel about defiance, courage, and determination takes readers into the chilling
world of a society ruled by autocratic despots, where nothing is what it seems.
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MICHELLE BARKER
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I was born and raised in Vancouver. I attended Arts One at UBC, studied for a
year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and graduated with a BA from UBC in
English literature. After a short foray into comp lit, I left the Master's
program and worked as a research/editing assistant to Sherrill MacLaren. Sailed
across the Pacific from Vancouver to Hawaii, had four children, lived for a
summer in Montreal, a year in France, and then the Eastern Townships of Quebec
for 10 years. After spending 7 years in the Okanagan, I've returned to
Vancouver. I received my MFA in creative writing at UBC's optional-residency
program in 2015 and work as a senior editor with https://darlingaxe.com
Winner of gold National Magazine award in personal journalism (2002). Finalist
for TD Canadian Children's Literature Award (2016), OLA Forest of Reading Golden
Oak Award (2017), Chocolate Lily Book Award (2016). Winner of 2017 Surrey
International Writers' Conference Storyteller Award.
Besides a chapbook of poetry called Old Growth, Clear-Cut: Poems of Haida Gwaii,
a YA fantasy novel, The Beggar King (2013), and a picture book called A Year of
Borrowed Men (2016), I've also published poetry, short fiction, and a variety of
non-fiction. My poetry has appeared in the Best Canadian Poetry anthology
(2011).
My novel, The House of One Thousand Eyes, came out in Fall, 2018 with Annick
Press and was named a Best Book of 2018 (YA) by Kirkus Reviews. It won the Next
Generation Indie Book Awards (YA) and was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award
in Canadian Crime Writing and the YALSA Best YA Fiction Award.
My newest novel, My Long List of Impossible Things, came out in Spring, 2020,
with Annick Press. It was a finalist for the Vine awards and the Ruth and Sylvia
Schwartz Children's Book Awards, and was a Junior Library Guild gold standard
pick.
I have just published Immersion and Emotion: The Two Pillars of Storytelling, a
book about writing co-authored with Darling Axe founder, David Griffin Brown.
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December 17, 2018
Every once in awhile you read a novel that stands out from the rest, sticking in
your mind for good. The House of One Thousand Eyes is one of those standouts. I
would give this ten stars if I could.
Set in East Germany in the 1980s before the Berlin Wall comes down, this novel
focuses on Lena, who was orphaned when her parents were killed in an industrial
accident and she is being raised by her aunt, who is a devout member of the
ruling Communist party. Lena lives for the visits she has with her uncle, a
writer and anti-communist, but when he suddenly disappears, her world falls
apart.
Not your usual setting, not your usual story and certainly not the usual ending.
I don't want to give it away because reading this novel is such an immersive
experience. Nuanced character development, atmospheric, well-researched. Brava
Michelle Barker!
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October 18, 2019
Heart warming story set in E Berlin in the 1980’s.
A girl who has lost her parents due to an accident, was put in a hospital,
thought to being mentally unstable goes to live with her aunt .
The trials and tribulations of people living with the special police the Stasi
are always in the background .
Not to give any spoilers but worth an excellent read.
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Molly
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November 15, 2018
THE HOUSE OF ONE THOUSAND EYES
This was a very good book, telling a story of what it was like to live in East
Berlin during the early 1980s. 17 year old Lena Altmann works the midnight shift
cleaning offices at the Stasi Headquarters. Naïve understandings of what killed
her parents in a factory incident years earlier turn to doubt as another
relative disappears overnight.
The book is filled with wonderful examples of the oppression and rigidness of
living in "Better Germany" behind the Iron Curtain. Constant surveillance,
strong government propaganda, shortages of food and goods, forbidden travel. The
atmosphere is gray and depressing.
But the characters in this novel are anything but dull. Living with her Sausage
Auntie, a devoted party member, and surrounded by her young friends with more
progressive views, provides an excellent backdrop for opposing opinions. The
interest in all things Western is fascinating.
I think this book would be very enjoyable to young people. There is an emphasis
on love attractions with Lena being a teenager, although the thoughts and
actions are mature and believable.
I would like to thank NetGalley, Michelle Barker, and Annick Press for the
opportunity to read and review this book.
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Jennie Shaw
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September 10, 2018
When I first heard of THE HOUSE OF ONE THOUSAND EYES, it sounded like a great
dystopian read. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it was actually historical
fiction set behind the Berlin Wall, so same difference? With strong 1984 vibes
that hit close to home *glances south* this slower burn novel more than
delivered by the end. Excellent character growth and Lena's bravery earned my
admiration. Barker's exploration of living in a paranoid society had me
questioning each character's intentions, which put me on edge during crucial
scenes. It was no surprise that abuses of all sorts happened under such a
regime, and they increased my protective feelings towards Lena. The pace did
meander at times, bouncing between storylines when I would have appreciated a
smoother blend, but overall, THE HOUSE OF ONE THOUSAND EYES was an enjoyable
read with an unexpected and impactful ending.
Big thanks to Annick Press for a finished copy!
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May 29, 2018
Things are hard for Lena, and yet she is strong throughout this book. Picture
this: It's the 1980s, there's an East Germany and a West Germany. The government
on the East side dictates what you watch, how you speak, where you work, and
what you do with your time. And if you step out of line-- they can make you
disappear. That's exactly what happened to Lena's Uncle Erich; and Lena is
determined to find out the truth.
The book starts out with Lena living with her aunt who is crazy dedicated to
East Germany and demands that Lena is as well. Lena's parents had died in a
freight car factory "accident" and when Lena had a breakdown because of it, she
was sent to live in a mental institution. Her aunt who she calls "Sausage
Auntie" got her out, so she should be grateful to her...right? The only time
Lena actually cherishes is with her Uncle Erich, who writes books and teaches
her to have a vivid imagination. But one day she goes to visit her Uncle, and
everyone is telling her he no longer exists. Lena can't find his books in the
library and a man is living in his apartment that he said he's been in for
years! Lena knows she's not crazy. She knows her Uncle existed. So she risks her
life to find out the truth about what happened.
This book never stopped surprising me. I was shocked at how strong of a
character Lena was. She started out the book small and frightened and ended it
as one of the bravest heroines I've ever had the pleasure of reading about.
Throughout the book she goes through some tough trials, the most prominent being
sexual assault by a General she calls "Herr Dreck" at the place she works. Yet,
she still preservers. She does what's right and not what's easy. She ends up
risking her life multiple times in this book instead of staying silent and safe.
She doesn't accept her fate, but she demands the truth. It was a powerful read
for sure. And that ending was one that I did not expect. It definitely wasn't
wrapped up in a bow. Lena taught me that there are more important things than
saving yourself.
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"So remember when you tell those little white lies
That the night has a thousand eyes..."
--Bobby Vee, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
I thought that this song by the late Bobby Vee was a good lead-in to this book
review. It's also amazing to me how people tend to easily forget history. Even
though the Berlin Wall came down almost 30 years ago, it's still unbelievable
that Germany was once divided into two sections--in East and West Germany.
What drew me into this book was the cover. I enjoyed that it was designed in
black and white along with its numerous shades of red. Its eye, shown in the
upper right corner of the book, reminded me of George Orwell's dystopian novel
"1984".
The story takes place in the last several years of the divided Germany from 1983
to 1989. Lena Altmann is a 17-year-old orphan who resides inside the German
Democratic Republic (GDR) in East Berlin with her aunt Adelheid Keller, whose
late husband was a military officer. Lena's parents were supposedly killed in an
explosion at a railroad factory when she was 14.
Instead of going to a Gymnasium (high school) or college, Lena works a night job
cleaning the government (Stasi) headquarters. She hates the job and wishes to
leave it. Lena looks forward to Sundays where she can spend time with her uncle,
the author Erich Altmann. She enjoys their talks and going out for ice cream.
One day, however, her Uncle Erich disappears without a trace. Another man moves
into his apartment and tells Lena that he's lived there "for the past five
years". Lena is in disbelief when her aunt and others tell her that she "never
had an Uncle Erich". She grows suspicious of everyone's behavior around her and
a short time later raids the man's apartment and finds contact information for
one of Erich's friends, a Gunter Schulmann who resides in West Berlin.
Lena contacts Schulmann late one night from Stasi headquarters from Herr Dreck's
office. (Herr Dreck, who's a superior officer at Stasi, abuses Lena when he
thinks no one else is around.) A few days later, Schulmann visits East Berlin
and meets up with Lena. Both are suspicious of Erich's disappearance and Lena
soon wonders if her parents' deaths weren't what they actually were.
Lena reminds me a lot of Julia, the tragic heroine from George Orwell's "1984".
Both are young women who are seeking the truth within their environments. Lena
wants to know what really happened to her parents and uncle. She wants closure
and to put her troubled past behind her.
Along the way, we meet her friends Peter and Danika and neighbor Hans, who are
trying to win the Golden House Number plaque for the best garden in the
neighborhood. There's also Max, who Lena might think is her "one true love", and
his friends Bem and Dieter. Max wants to leave Germany with a circus traveling
to Romania and would like Lena to accompany him. She wonders if she should go
even though she'd leave her aunt behind. Like the Berlin Wall, there are so many
bricks piled upwards and Lena needs to figure out her own life.
This is a great work of historical fiction. It not only reminds us of what the
world has only recently buried in the past, but dealing with the inner conflict
within ourselves. I recommend this book for these reasons. Go and pick it up at
your local bookstore or library. You won't be disappointed!
Rating: *****
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December 6, 2018
This book deserves all the attention. The House of One Thousand Eyes tackles so
many issues, from back then to modern day: sexual assault, oppression, mental
health. It's haunting and eerie, especially with the East Berlin setting. A
powerful lesson of history with a character who won't give up, this book is by
far one I would recommend.
"People could surprise you with their secrets-the ones they kept, and the ones
they didn't."
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I am absolutely head over heels in love with this book.
The political intrequige, the suspense, the intensity. I love our main character
Lena, and her story is so fascinating.
I'll be part of the Blog Tour, so wait for my post!!
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Must read for any fans of historical fiction especially of East and West Germany
during the early 80s.
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I received The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker from Annick Press,
a Canadian children's and young adult publisher, in exchange for an honest
review! The House of One Thousand Eyes is a historical fiction novel set in
Germany in the 1980's.
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I will admit firsthand that I don't have a lot of knowledge about Germany in the
80's especially to do with Berlin and the Berlin Wall (which is where this is
set). Barker did an amazing job of writing the scenery and really making you
feel like you were there and could imagine the immense wall and what it felt
like to be behind it. I was immediately hooked after the first chapter because I
was interested in the history components as well as the story.
*
Poor Lena. This girl - my heart goes out to her. I think as a writer you always
want what's best for your character, you want them to be happy but in reality
we, as readers don't usually want to read a book with characters that have no
issues (otherwise where's the drama?), we want to read about the trials and
tribulations that a character has to go through because that's much like our own
lives. Lena is no exception. She has quite a few trials and tribulations she's
put through and it really made my heart ache for her. Despite every situation,
she's strong and works her way through things the best way she can.
*
During the first few chapters I was a little agitated with her character - like
come on, do something! But as the story progressed and Lena came out of her
shell I sympathized heavily and came to love her and my heart broke for her
again and again.
*
There were a few scenes that were hard to read and that's why I think it's
important to mention that there is some sexual abuse and it could be a trigger.
Barker doesn't write explicit content but it will still make you cringe. Even
though it's hard to read and your imagination runs away with it, I appreciated
how she managed to write those scenes without supplying a lot of detail.
*
The progression of the story always interested me. It started off a bit slower
as Lena is figuring things out but as time goes on things are moving faster and
more secrets come loose. This was one of my favourite things about this book and
how it kept me hooked - things were never as they seemed and surprises just kept
coming and coming- the pace of it all weaved together was nicely done. There
were a few ah- ha moments that I really enjoyed as a reader.
*
I think as a writer you can't always give the reader what they want or else it
may be too predictable and not true to the character of a character. The ending
really got me on this one - I was mad (as a reader) but came to understand it
(as a writer) and the flurry of emotions in the last few pages really got to me
- as in my heart basically leaped out of my chest in protest and then finally
admitted defeat and settled down.
*
One of the most shocking things that struck me was the whole scenario of Lena's
Uncle Erich's disappearance. The whole ordeal of it was very extraneous and
required a lot of attention to detail. The fact that these kind of things were
real and did happen to real people at this time really struck me and is still
bothering me. I cannot fathom the amount of 'evil' that would be in your heart
to do something like this. It really would make you think you're crazy too, as
Lena seems to think she may be. I cannot imagine real people coming home or
visiting family or friends to find out that they have vanished without a trace
as if they had not existed at all. The amount of control that the Stasi had on
these people is unreal and really sickening. My heart goes out to all the people
who had to endure the pain and hide their thoughts about what really happened
because surely when you began to inquire - you might've very well disappeared
too.
*
Recommend? Yes. This story was heart-wrenching, fascinating, infuriating and
very exceptional. I would recommend to anyone who is interested in German
history and a slow burn kind of novel with amazing character development and a
determined female heroine. Again, there are scenes of sexual abuse and some
crude language but I would rate it as PG-15 (is that a thing? doesn't matter it
is now). The House of One Thousand Eyes is released on September 11, 2018!
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This review was originally published at Mass Consternation.
I received this book for free from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
If you've read my other reviews, you'll know that if it's bad, I'll say so,
regardless of how I received the book.
Occasionally a novel comes along that is so vividly written that it’s hard to
believe it’s fiction. I have read two this year. First, The Hate U Give by Angie
Thomas, now The House of a Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker.
Lena lives in East Germany in the early ‘80s. She has it particularly hard. Her
parents died in a workplace accident when she was a child. After a time in a
psych hospital, she was released to her Communist Party member aunt and given a
job cleaning the Stasi headquarters at night. Her one escape was Sundays with
her best-selling author uncle across town. Lena and Erich would eat ice-cream
and sip Vita Cola, and discuss Lena’s fantastical stories. Stories too fantastic
for the Communist Party. It was also where Lena discovered hints of the West and
pop culture from Erich’s magazines. Magazines that would result in an arrest if
anyone found them. Everyone was a potential spy.
Then one night her uncle disappears. His apartment has a new occupant, who
claimed to have lived there for five years. His books were no longer in any
stores or libraries. His birth records no longer exist, and her aunt tells her
she doesn’t have an uncle.
Michelle Barker added a note at the end of the novel describing what parts are
fact and where she took liberties with the facts. I was too young (OK, naive) to
really notice a divided Germany but Lena’s experiences feel very real. From her
aunt hushing her questions to Herr Dreck, the top Stasi official who molested
her each night at work and forced chocolate on her as “payment.”
Making the story feel real was the depth of each character. Auntie had a secret.
And others whispered support to Lena, going against Party instructions and
risking their lives. We feel Lena’s shock when she realizes she has unknowingly
been the Stasi mole, leaking information on her rebellious uncle.
Books are generally published on Tuesdays, but I wonder if September 11 was
intentional for The House of a Thousand Eyes. It’s such a significant day in
American history, and while this story isn’t directly related to the attacks
that day (and the author is Canadian), it is a relevant to current events in the
United States and something we can learn from.
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My rating: 4,75 stars.
I admit, it was a bit difficult to get into this book at first. Partly that was
because the document I received was formatted badly. I'm not sure if my kindle
is to blame or if the file got damaged, but there were a few errors, the text
size changed for a paragraph, there was no block text, or paragraphs got
switched around. Luckily, that stopped a few pages later and I was able to enjoy
the book much more. That's what caused the subtraction of 0.25 a star, but I'm
obviosly still giving it five stars.
And enjoy it I did! But okay- I'm biased. For context, you have to know that I'm
German. I was born in Mainz several years after the wall fell but both my
parents and therefore my entire family originated from East Germany. What's
more, my grandfather and my aunt were in prison for trying to write a letter to
the West describing how dire their situation was. They had applied to get out a
few years ago already, and thus were known to the Stasi. The letter didn't reach
its destination of course, and they were imprisoned, she for typing the letter
out, he for dictating it. Neither of them landed in Hohenschönhausen, but still
they suffered almost equally as bad before the wall fell two years into their
sentence and they were freed. My grandmother and her children were not allowed
to speak to their father and sister during those years. My aunt wrote a book
about what she went through and now visits schools for readings and retellings
of what happened to ensure something like that never happens again.
Another reason why I really liked that book is that it's incredibly accurate and
very well researched. Actually, a few chapters in I decided to look up the
author, expecting her to have been a prisoner in the GDR as well, and having now
chosen this novel as outlet. Imagine my surprise when I found out she's from
Vancouver! Germany wasn't even once mentioned in her bio.
Yet I found myself nodding along as I read what she wrote about unemployment not
existing, the West being full of prostitution, crime, and addiction, the general
sense of poverty, the lack of choice, the omnipresence of the state. All of that
mirrors exactly what I've learned in numerous family gatherings, where each of
these issues were dicussed in length [in fact, the GDR is among the only things
that are discussed. So you can trust me, I know this stuff above by heart].
Even "I believe my pig is whistling" and especially "Asparagus Tarzan" are
things that were and are still being said and that made me very happy.
It's clear that Michelle Barker spent a lot of time with this subject and I'm
glad it's being represented in YA.
I won't say anything about the plot as that's been mentioned in other reviews.
Let's just say I enjoed it, even though I would have wished for a slightly
different end. I don't know, it just left me wanting somehow.
Anyway! I think it's become clear that I think this is a fantastic read,
especially for those with an interest in history, whether German, Soviet, or
even American. If you've only ever heard of the GDR but don't really know what
it is, or if you're just looking for an interesting realistic fiction novel,
this is the book for you.
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Who can Lena trust to help her find out the truth? Life in East Germany in the
early 1980s is not easy for most people, but for Lena, it’s particularly hard.
After the death of her parents in a factory explosion and time spent in a
psychiatric hospital recovering from the trauma, she is sent to live with her
stern aunt, a devoted member of the ruling Communist Party. Visits with her
beloved Uncle Erich, a best-selling author, are her only respite. But one night,
her uncle disappears without a trace. Gone also are all his belongings, his
books, and even his birth records. Lena is desperate to know what happened to
him, but it’s as if he never existed. The worst thing, however, is that she
cannot discuss her uncle or her attempts to find him with anyone, not even her
best friends. There are government spies everywhere. But Lena is unafraid and
refuses to give up her search, regardless of the consequences. This searing
novel about defiance, courage, and determination takes readers into the chilling
world of a society ruled by autocratic despots, where nothing is what it seems.
Out September 11, 2018
MY THOUGHTS:
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
Wow! This is a book that will stay with me for a long time. You need to get
this and read it. I cannot imagine living the life that Lena, the main character
is forced to live. Having to watch everything, from what you say to what you
do... to be so restricted with thoughts, words and feelings... just blows my
mind. No one should have to live like that.
Lena starts off so diminutive and then continues to grow in character throughout
the book. Determined to find her loving uncle, she sets out on a dangerous
journey of discovery, and for the reader, creates an immersive experience that
introduces nuance characters. The facts in the book are well researched and
truly unbelievable at times, but are indeed factual.
Both intriguing and deserving, this story needed to be told. It is compelling in
Lena's tribulations and sad to even be a part of human history. (WWII) I
absolutely enjoyed the story and will probably re-read it again in the near
future.
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I was debating between giving this book three and four stars... I did enjoy it,
and I think that it's an important book, but there were some elements that were
not for me, which is why I eventually gave it three stars instead of four. That
doesn't mean that this won't be a great book for many people though.
The concept of this book is outstanding, and really important for people to read
about. Lena was living in East Germany in the early 1980s. It was a time when
Germany was ruled by the Stasi, or German secret police. Her uncle had some
thoughts that were not approved by the government, and was made to "disappear".
It was as if he had never been born. He didn't even have a birth record. People
had to talk as if he never existed, or else the government might think that you
have wrong thoughts too.
Things like this actually did happen. Which is why I think that it's an
important book, especially if you don't remember a time when there was such a
thing as East Germany. Overall, this was an enjoyable book.
There are a couple elements of this book that caused me to eventually give this
book three rather than four stars. I thought that the main character, Lena,
could have made some wiser decisions. I think that if someone actually did grow
up in East Germany during that time, they would not have been that clueless
about how to behave if someone disappeared like her uncle did. I also thought
that she probably would have been a little more careful later on in the book
regarding certain things that she did at work, if this was an actual story.
Also, the final decision that she made before the chapter about the sleeping
girl (not giving away spoilers which is why I'm wording it this way)... to me,
it also doesn't seem like the decision she would have made, especially after
taking all of the risks that she did throughout the rest of the book.
There are some scenes in here that I did find disturbing regarding sexual
assault. Readers that are triggered by that sort of thing might want to avoid
it. It also may not be appropriate for younger YA readers. I didn't enjoy this
element of the story, although it probably added to the realism, because in that
type of society, I'm sure that things like that did happen.
I did enjoy the story, and I think that it is an important book, especially if
you don't know much about this era of history.
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TW: Sexual assault, child abuse
3.5 stars
Lena is simple. At least, that's what she's been told. After having wasps in her
mind and leaving a mental hospital, she lives under strict rules in her Auntie's
house and works as a night janitor in the Stasi Headquarters. She goes to work,
she goes home, and on Sundays she visits her beloved Uncle Erich.
Then Erich disappears.
And Lena begins to wake up.
This was an incredibly difficult book to get into. I'm not sure if it was
because of the narrative style, which is told in deep third person POV from
Lena's viewpoint (she talks to herself, calls herself Mausi, has a wall of
protection to insulate her mind, and repeats images/events and also dips into an
imaginary land/fantasies occasionally), or because Lena spends half of the book
slowly coming out of her self-induced fog of protection. Slowly, you begin to
realize that part of her fog is from the death of her parents, and a lot of the
rest was added by her mind over time to isolate her from her Aunt, the 1984
totalitarianism of East Germany, and the nightly sexual assaults she suffered at
the hands of a high-ranking Stasi member. Yes. Nightly. Every. Single. Night.
It wasn't until around the halfway mark that I became invested, and even during
the heightened scenes of tension I wasn't incredibly interested in the fates of
the characters. Part of it was because everyone was so guarded (one of the
themes of the book is that you can never really know anyone), and also because
Lena made some incredibly frustrating decisions (for one, she's aware people
might be watching and then she just...forgets). There's also a kinda
love-triangle with two dudes—neither of whom were particularly interesting.
Regardless, it was a fascinating look into live in East Berlin in the early
1980s—in the height of the Cold War—where everyone was careful because anyone
could be an informer. And where people who were attempting to flee or were
suspected of unsanctioned words/actions/thoughts were arrested or worse,
disappeared.
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My review of The House of One Thousand Eyes can also be found here: Review of
The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker
This was such an interesting read for me! I really liked that the author did
some solid research regarding the cold war and the Berlin Wall. It really
showed. And she even talks about some of the works she read that helped her
write this book in the afterword. I also really enjoyed that there was a smooth
flow of fictional characters while also actually inserting some actual real
known people from that time period.
I thought this book gave a good general idea of how life probably was in East
Germany. The oppression, the potential to disappear if you said or found out the
wrong thing. I could definitely believe the propaganda. I know that was a huge
thing in this time period to try and show how good communism was supposed to be.
I could definitely see this strict of a life being close to how it actually was.
I really enjoyed Lena as a character. She lived with her communist aunt but
didn't completely believe in the party herself. She was more like her uncle,
questioning things, being interested in things that were not approved because
they were from the west. Lena was tip toeing through life in East Germany trying
to to do anything to attract attention to herself and get arrested or sent back
to the mental institution. Until her uncle is taken in the middle of the night
and any trace of him erased. Despite the fact she wanted to still stay under the
radar and act like a good citizen, her love for her uncle was more. She wanted
to find out where he went, what happened to him. And despite the fact she knew
it was going to get her in trouble, she searched anyways. But she never expected
to get caught up in not only trying to find her uncle, but finding out the
secret he uncovered regarding her parents death or the GDR's plans to invade
West Germany. She went from trying to stay off the radar to desperately trying
to think of lie after lie to cover up her spying. This poor girl. She just
wanted to know what happened to her uncle and why he was erased from existence
and she got pulled into so much more than she bargained for. And the poor girl
was torn between saving herself from the trouble she was in and escaping and
staying with her aunt since she was the only family Lena had left.
I really felt bad for everything Lena went through mentally. She suffered mental
trauma after her parents death. Who wouldn't? But in East Germany her mental
breakdown was looked at like something wrong and not normal. Poor girl was put
through years of being in an institution just because she was devastated over
her parents death. They just expected her to get over it just like she was
supposed to pretend her uncle never existed and move on. And then one of the
Stasi at her workplace was sexually abusing her. But she was supposed to pretend
like it never happened. If she even tried to tell anyone about it beside the
coworker that saw it happen, no one would believe her. A lowly janitor trying to
defame a highly regarded Stasi agent. Not only did this girl suffer from the
death of her parents but she also had to hide and hold in the fear and pain of
the sexual abuse.
I really thought this was a well researched and thought out story. You really
felt like you were in communist Germany, subjected to their rules, fearing for
your life if you said or did the wrong thing.
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Jessica Wright
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November 15, 2018
I had some trouble starting with this book. The formatting was really bad: in
sentence breaks, page numbers in the middle of pages, author headers in pages,
etc. I felt like a print .pdf was converted to .mobi in a program like Calibre
and then not checked before uploading. This made the reading very difficult,
even if this was the ARC version, where I expect to see some errors. However,
having to fight through an ARC or readjust your focus every line breaks up the
experience. I found myself reading like poetry stanzas on the breaks to get in
to the story, and in doing so, created my own little world/emphasis/flow. If
you're also struggling with the ARC formatting, maybe try this! :D
However, I kept with the book because I love historical novels and am
particularly interested in the history of Germany (even more so now that I live
in Munich and am learning German).
This book definitely warms up and moves from struggling with the basic dialogue
to really being able to sink in to the story and characters. For me, I believe
the book would have moved better without such a linear format, or maybe a
stronger opening that really grabs you in to the story that starts to developed
around 40% in.
In the end, I fell in love with the reality and very well researched pieces.
Germany has a lot of funny idioms, that when translated in to English, just make
you giggle. I was happy to see some of these.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an interesting read on
historical events that's littered with hope from the beginning in clever ways,
even during some dark days.
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Stephanie
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I was really surprised by this novel and I'm really glad I picked it up. To be
honest I didn't know much about 1983 GDR. To me, the best thing about historical
fiction is researching the history aspect of the novel and comparing facts with
fiction. I love hearing the real stories and picking apart the novel to find out
which parts were true and which were fiction. This story seems to be pretty
accurate, which to me is very impressive.
The House of One Thousand Eyes tells the story of a young teen who lives in East
Germany in 1983. One day, her uncle goes missing and no one seems to think he
even existed in the first place. As Lena struggles to find out what happened,
she realizes how much the government had actually been paying attention to her.
And with them spying everywhere, if she's not careful, she could end up like her
uncle.
At the beginning, the main character, Lena, seemed to me like she acted younger
than her years. As the story went on though, I got a sense of who Lena was and
what she was struggling with. I understood then, why she seemed a little too
naïve at first. She started off "sleepwalking" through her life, but as she was
forced to face the truth she began to wake up, she started to take action, and
she seemed more her age. I really enjoyed reading about Lena and her journey.
Her relationship with her uncle was incredibly sweet. Although her aunt was a
little tough on her, you could tell she really cared about Lena and I found
their relationship just as sweet.
Overall, I thought this book was really well written. It was very engaging and
it's characters will stay with me for a long time.
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Mary
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House of One Thousand Eyes is set in Berlin during a time when the tensions
between East and West Germany were at an all-time high. During this time, the
people of East Germany were monitored closely to see that their people would not
revolt against the government. Oppression was real and people died trying to
leave.
However, there were others that were extremely loyal to East Germany and may
have even loved living there. If they did not love it, they at least loved
telling on their own neighbors to watch them get taken away by the government
for “rehabilitation,” which usually resulted in death.
The House of One Thousand Eyes is a fictional account of a young girl who lives
in East Germany with her overbearing aunt and visits often with her uncle, who
is an author and hates East Germany. The girl is forced to navigate between the
different worlds that was East Germany. The first was the terrifying real world
of ruthless police, an overbearing and unforgiving government, and people who
delighted in turning in their neighbors to prove how loyal they were to the
regime. The second world was one of fantasy; of stolen kisses, of dreaming of a
freedom that they could never have, of eating fruit and meat whenever they wish.
It was 1984 in real life.
This is an eye-opening account of what East Germany was like, even if it is a
fictionalized account. For anybody who grew up watching this during this time, I
highly suggest reading this! For those of us who lived outside of the walls, it
is a fascinating read. For those who lived inside the walls, it may contain
memories that are best left forgotten.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an advanced copy to read.
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My Thoughts:
About two years before the Tiannamen Square massacre in Beijing, I was a dorm
advisor for an early college program in China Studies at the University of
Hawaii. This was my evening job after they came back from dinner as well as my
all day job when we brought the 20 of them to Beijing.
Although I was just two years older than them, the fear and realization that we
were not in America or any democratic country was quickly made clear to me when
I had to "rescue" one of my students that was stuck in the back room of a scroll
shop and noticed that there was someone following us not just that day, but
pretty much throughout the whole trip. My students were very naive about living
in a highly oppressive, militaristic pseudo Communist country. So was I. If I
knew that two years later, in the same square where we posed for pictures before
viewing Chairman Mao's preserved body the People's Liberation Army would gun
down over 10,000 student activists, I would have begged the organizers to take
us home early or drop us off in Japan.
Like Lena learning that she was being watched and recorded, my students were
just furious when they came back to the hotel to find that all of their bags
were searched, their music on their devices were played and their snacks were
opened. They also tried to mess with the employee stationed in the hallway who
was to write down the time that we came in or left our rooms by opening the
door, walking one or two steps and going back in. Although to American
teenagers, this is just harmless pranks, as the "adult" in charge, I tried to
instill the right amount of fear in them, unsuccessfully. I was dealing with
American kids growing up in a world where freedom is a right, social justice is
a goal, and "Big Brother" is an allusion from a very old book.
Lena is that kind of curious, independent character that seems very "American"
in her naivete and her adamant expectation that social justice will be done.
There is an innocent optimism in being young, whether a person or a country.
On the other hand, she also seems savvy about knowing how to "play the game" in
order to survive and get the answers she wants.
What surprised me the most about the character Lena was her fierce loyalty to
her aunt even when her aunt wanted Lena to protect herself. This is the part of
Lena that, while perhaps most realistic* to the time and events, seems the most
tragic and foreign to me. I finished the book feeling disturbed and confused,
but that is not always a bad thing.
*Although this novel was researched, and the author explains what is historic,
the characters are fictional.
A digital copy provided by Net Galley and the publisher for an honest review.
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(I received an e-arc of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest
review)
4/5 stars
The house of one thousand eyes follows Lena, a girl who lives in East Germany in
the 1980’s. She has lived with her aunt, who is a devoted member of the ruling
party, since her parents died in an accident. Every Sunday she visits her
beloved uncle, who is a popular writer. One day her uncle disappears and Lena
makes it her mission to find out what happened to him.
When I read the synopsis of this book, I was immediately intrigued. I learned a
bit about this time in history in German class in school, but only to very
basics. This book showed me a lot about life in this time in east Germany, and I
believe that is very well researched.
The book started out somewhat slow, but once it picked up speed I didn’t want to
put the book down. I think Lena’s character was pretty interesting, sometimes
the inner dialogue felt a bit odd but it made sense with the story. Sometimes I
wanted to yell at her because of some choices she made, but she managed to get
herself out of those sticky situations pretty well most of the time.
Overall, once the story picked up speed I really enjoyed it and I feel like I
learned a lot from it.
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This is a Canadian young adult book set in 1983 East Berlin, behind the Wall,
and featuring 17-year-old Lena Altmann. She lives with her Auntie, a staunch
Party member who took her in after a brief but brutal stay in a psychiatric
hospital due to her deep grief over suddenly losing her parents in a factory
accident. Auntie even got her a job cleaning the Stasi (secret police)
headquarters. She spends with her beloved Uncle Erich, a writer who teaches her
about subtexts, the “other story” that lets him publish books that are secretly
critical of the government. When Erich suddenly disappears, Lena is devastated
and decides to find out what happened to him, risking the attention of the very
government that took him. Even Auntie tells her “you have no uncle.” It's
accurately portrayed, and includes scenes of sexual abuse that make it
inappropriate for younger readers who might be attracted to this rarely
portrayed time period. great characterization, and a selfless protagonist who
takes great risks to find out what her leaders did to her beloved uncle. My
thanks to Annick Press for the advance reading copy provided digitally through
NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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September 8, 2018
4.5
Lena our main character is trying to find out what happened to her uncle, or was
it really all in her head? No! She's sure he existed...right? Lena must be brave
if shes to discover what truly happened...
Michelle Barker definitely did her homework for this novel. I felt like I was
there right next to Lena. I have been to Berlin (not during the 1980's -when
this book takes place) so perhaps it's easier for me to envision what our main
character is seeing in front of her. However, I think anyone who reads this will
understand the divide Berlin faced. It's impossible to not feel the weight of
the GDR through it's pages.
Lena will discover secrets but most of all she discovers herself. The character
development was spot on! I loved Lena and by the end of the book she became my
hero. Willing to do whatever it took to take care of her family and stand up for
whats right!
If you want a fully immersive look into the early 1980's east Germany
experience, to feel how people felt during that time pick this one up you will
not be disappointed!
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Woohoo, this was fantastic! Set in (East) Berlin in the 1980s, a time and place
I find super interesting but that I don't know much about, and now I definitely
want to read more. I was 7 when the wall came down and it's so crazy to me to
think that this book was set when I was alive, it seems either like something
from a very distant past, OR a dystopian future. Loved this book, if anyone is
reading this then hit me with recommendations of more to read! I definitely
learned a lot :) And the fictional story alongside all the facts was super
compelling as well. Loved Lena, and 'Sausage Auntie' was such a great character
too! I was floored by the ending though, that Lena didn't end up escaping with
Max and the circus after all, and ended up being committed to the asylum again
for the next five years. Did not see that coming, but then it's understandable
that she couldn't do that to her Aunt.
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Jule
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September 26, 2018
As the daughter and granddaughter of GDR-citizens and proud Eastern German
myself, I am always interested in books set in the GDR. However, I am also
always weary, as it is too easy to turn the subject-matter into mere propaganda
or a joke - especially if the authors are not from around here. That being said,
Michelle Barker surprised me with her unbiased and neutral treatment of the
country, taking it mainly as the scene for a compelling and suspenseful story.
When her uncle suddenly disappears, Lena wants to find out what happened. But
that is not easy in a country that tells you you never had an uncle and now stop
asking questions, or do you want to be put back into the asylum?
I liked that the books began with the reader still wondering about Lena's
sanity: was she living in a fantasy world, speaking to voices, going crazy?
Turns out: no. The book quickly turns from childish / mad imagination into
serious adult mental health / trauma coping mechanisms. And then it gets very
interesting, from the suspense and the action to the characters, to - yes - the
occasional jokes about the "shit" country. Everything I read was historically
accurate and the novel captured the balance between "I know this is not ideal
life and the West is better" and "but I can't do or say anything because of the
state powers", the urge to run away and the wish to remain in one's home country
with one's family very well. Which is impressive for someone who was not
actually part of it. It is a serious book (tw for sexual assault), but also a
hopeful one. And most importantly, a grounded and real book.
~ I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley. I voluntarily read and
reviewed this book and all opinions expressed above are my own.
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This is an unpopular opinion, so please bear with me.
It started off slow, then picked up when her uncle went missing. The suspense
was there but I personally think it went on for too long. The pace kind of
plateued after awhile.
The plot was definitely better than the character development. Lena's character
was the most well polished. I liked her relationship with her colleague, Jutta,
but not Max which I found hard to get into. I just thought that relationship
didn't really gel well with the entire story.
Certain parts felt repetitive like what happened to the uncle and her parents,
didn't add depth or movement to the story.
Overall this is a pretty decent read. Great job for a debut.
Thank you Netgalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest
review.
A more complete review will be posted up on my blog.
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Ariel
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The Cold War is in full swing. Young Lena lives in East Berlin, officially "The
Better Germany," but whispered of as "Scheisse Osten," the shitty East. She has
never quite recovered from her parents' death in a factory and her subsequent
incarceration in a mental institution, but she does have a night job cleaning
the headquarters of the dreaded Stasi, the secret police, thanks to her aunt who
is a Party member. Lena's Sundays with her uncle, a writer and dissident, are
the only things that make her life bearable. When he disappears and is wiped
from all official record ("you never had an uncle...those books were never
published...no one by that name ever lived here...") Somehow Lena finds the
courage to investigate his disappearance...but what will happen to her? A
chilling, un-put-down-able book, meticulously researched.
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My first trip to Europe in 1980 included a week spent working on a farm in
southern France. My companion spoke French but I spoke only German. The farmers
spoke French. One other man spoke only French. One day he and I talked and he
told me that he'd been a doctor in East German as well as a political prisoner.
He'd been released and taken three times when he was issued an ultimatum, leave
East Germany in the dead of night with on family contact or be executed.
Although Lena's story and experience were different from that German doctor, I
thought of him frequently as I read this book. Did he get to unite with his
family when the wall came down. Did his family survive without him.
I did have a difficult time keeping the time period straight because other than
the doctor, my experience was very limited regarding East Germany. From reading
this book, I can tell that my imagination didn't go to these places.
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy historical fiction.
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Tara Gilboy
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September 13, 2018
This was one of the best books I've read all year. I have always been a fan of
historical fiction and have been sad lately to see so little of it being
published in the MG and YA market. I think this book proves that historical
fiction is a genre that DOES appeal to teens, so long as it's written well.
Michelle Barker's book is a historical that reads like a dystopian, with lots of
twists and turns, an exciting plot, and plenty to keep me guessing and on the
edge of my seat. The characters were complex and engaging, and the writing was
beautiful. This was a book I would read again and again.
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