Time of Useful Consciousness, by Jennifer Ott
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Louisa Unger, a young German woman in Post-War World II Germany kills a man in cold blood. Despite her crime, her fate is up to her - give up her countrymen for her freedom. She decides to play the loyalty card and remain in prison. During the interrogations, Louisa weaves her tale of the events by evading any real information. She relives reuniting with her estranged brother Freddy, falling in love with Kris, a former reconnaissance pilot and learning to fly to a plane. She recounts in fairy tale fashion of monsters cloaked in shadows and lessons learned by incorrigible children. Seduced into the bliss of romance and flying, Louisa fails to recognize any threat. She grows immersed in the life of a smuggler, a pilot and a lover. It is hard to come back down to earth, when soaring so high.
Time of Useful Consciousness, by Jennifer Ott- Amazon Sales Rank: #1179337 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-28
- Released on: 2015-06-28
- Format: Kindle eBook
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Short Supply By Gary Severance Time of Useful Consciousness by Jennifer Ott is an exciting novel of post-World War II Germany. The title is an interesting term in aviation that provides a powerful metaphor for describing the very difficult social/economic conditions of the time period in Deutschland. Louisa Unger is a pilot, rare in a man’s specialty area. Successful in her flight training, Louisa becomes involved inadvertently in an airborne smuggling operation and is arrested and confined to an American Military prison. Louisa is interrogated, and she tells the story of Germans trying to reconstruct their country and deal with the guilt of the War-time atrocities of the Nazi regime.Louisa’s account of the year preceding her capture involves descriptions of flying, personal relationships, post-War hardships, and difficult conflict resolutions. Time of Useful Consciousness (TUC) is the amount of time an individual is able to perform flying duties efficiently in an environment of inadequate oxygen supply. The aftermath of war waged within a country is a shortage of adequate resources to rebuild its culture on a grand scale. There is also a decreased supply of personal resilience to reconnect with family and develop new loving relationships in an atmosphere low on moral identity. Some of Ott’s characters, like Louisa, react positively in the TUC physical/social environment and others negatively making for an exciting narrative. I give the novel 4 stars for its unique and interesting historical perspective.I was given a copy of the novel by the author for an honest review.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Freedom Comes At A Price By AvidReader923(@Hey, It Was Free!) As always I'm hesitant when reading historical fiction as authors tend to take huge liberties with historical events. Thankfully I've found that author Jennifer Ott wrote her story in a way that engages while enlightening. The characters face overwhelming issues in a country destroyed by war and man's unquenchable greed, reading from the characters various perspectives gives readers different viewpoints on the aftermath of war, survival, love, family and freedom. Having survived the Nazi regime and constant Allied bombings to then be threatened by occupation and rationing of Yanks(U.S. soldiers) in her war wrecked home of Stuttgart, Germany, Louisa Unger finds a way to be free in a world that is anything but free. Louisa has only know where she could not go and what she could not do, so when afforded the chance to learn to fly an airplane, just like her father, Louisa can't say no. Flying gives Louisa an intoxicating feeling of freedom, but the freedom comes with a price. The men she works for are involved in the German black market, transporting various items for rich clientele who seem to remain untouched by the affects of the war. Louisa ultimately finds herself embroiled in danger when all she wants is to escape into the sky above with her love, brother and life, but will Louisa get that chance in a Post-World War II world? Overall, enjoyed this book. I'm usually more fascinated with Ancient or Tudor-English history, but this story helped ignite a need to study up on my Post-World War II history. The story was told from multiple viewpoints in a nonlinear timeline, which both developed and detracted from the story. The scene would move forward in time then present then back in time, present and then present again but to another character without a time stamp or format icon to let readers know time had shifted. Historical credence in this story is within the margin of acceptable and not overly fictitious, which is great in helping readers understand the history of time period without lying to them. The story definitely showed how raw life was in Germany post Nazi regime and reading into how people chose to survive and rebuild was saddening. The greatest moments were of Louisa finding love and hope in flying, even when in the end, or beginning, it all looked hopeless, she truly was a diamond in the rough kind of heroine. So if you are looking for a glimpse into Post-World War II Germany where a young girl yearns to be free and finds happiness in flying planes only to be caught up in the black market serving the rich, guilty and evil, then this book would be good to read.**I received a free copy in return for an honest review**------Read more of my reviews at: [...]------
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Does anyone truly win in a war? By Teri Caiazzo Louisa Unger is a young girl when World War II first breaks out, and her mother, Marlene, and brother Freddy, must hide in the basement during the bombing so they wouldn't get injured or worse from fallen debris from the bombing over their home. It is a scary and uncertain time for this family, and most likely for all of the German people. One day there is a knock on the door, and Freddy went to see who it is, it's an officer from the German military, handing Freddy a telegraph, and telling him that his father is MIA and presumed dead. This turned the Unger household upside down. First Marlene begins sleeping with American soldiers to keep more food on the table than the rations per household is given, it's not enough for them, then Freddy leaves, not wanting to live under the same roof of any American soldier. One night while sleeping the phone rings in the Unger home, Louisa answers it, and it is the American Military prison saying they had captured Freddy, but if they post bail he could be set free. When Louisa goes to her mother's room to tell her mother about Freddy, her mother tells her she is going to make him stay there at least overnight to teach him a lesson, but Louisa wants to see her brother, and takes her chances going out at night and walking to the prison. She gets to see Freddy, and is surprised at his physical changes since she last seen him. He is no longer the young man she remembers leaving their home, but is a grown man, but with the same twinkle in his eye, he is surprised to see Louisa alone, she asks him to come home once he is out of prison, and he tells her he will not return home as long as Americans are in still going in their home. Then he tells her that she shouldn't have come out by herself at this hour, before long a prison guard comes in to tell Freddy his bail has been posted. Louisa is elated, but confused, she knows her mother said they didn't have money to bail Freddy out. She waits for him in the lobby of the prison, when Freddy comes out, he doesn't go to his sister,but instead goes to a handsome young man, who pats him on the back. Kris Schuler is the name of the man that has posted bail for Freddy, and when Louisa calls for her brother, Kris asks if she is his girlfriend, he laughs and tells him no, she's his sister. Not long after that Kris begins to teach Louisa to fly, and she becomes involved with running missions with Kris and her brother. This genre of book isn't my usual choice to read, however, I was pleasantly surprised, at how engrossed I was in this story. Though mainly told by the point of view of the young German's I think it brings out the both sides as well. At the end of the day, no matter what flag is fighting for, it is still someone's child, sibling or parent that is dead, they are all scared but fight for their country. This was truly an amazing book, filled with heartbreaking stories, and a historical look that is so real, it reads like a true story. This book was a gift by the author to me, for an honest review, and this is my honest opinion of the book, and not in any way reflects upon the fact it was gift.
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