#GermanLitMonth The Collini Case
Finish date: 18.11.2025
Genre: novella (193 pg)
Rating: C-
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Good News: The opening first chapter….was an excellent “hook”. Hoping to launch his career, a rookie defense lawyer takes on the mysterious case of a prominent industrialist who’s accused of murder.
Bad News: The book lacked dramatic moments of high tension. A short look back the background of the lawyers and family…look back at fascist Italy 1943… did not make this book unforgettable. Court scenes were orderly, rules-based and predictable.
Personal: The Collini Case is a classic example of poetic justice. This act of the accused is seen as poetic justice because industrialist Hans Meyer escaped accountability for his horrific past.
The reader still gets a feeling of satisfaction b/c Meyer is punished…albeit outside the conventional legal system.
Would I recommend the book? No. I expected more from Von Schirach…this book pales in comparison to his short stories which at times left me speechless!! Read the stories!
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