The seventy-ninth book: #68 Michael Kohlhaas - Heinrich von Kleist
Today's book made for a nice change of pace. A fictionalized account of a possible real story, it tells the tale of Michael Kohlhaas (originally Hans Kohlhase), who starts a rebellion against the German nobility at the time in response to injustices that led to the horses he was trading being stolen from him. There's a feeling of indignation throughout, where he was clearly wronged and is taking revenge - excessive revenge, but one with popular support by commoner while the nobility gets scared. It's well written and engaging, with less interpersonal drama, but also a throughline that was easier to follow. It's a nice break from the romance drama I had and that I know I'll get more of. Instead, the wheeling and dealing, and broadly drawn, but realistic characters keep this engaging as a character study and action story.