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In her 736-page memoir, Angela Merkel reflects on her life. It is arousing interest: The former chancellor set a record in the first week of sales. However, for a short time it was no longer possible to rate the work - at least on mail-order giant Amazon ...
The long-serving former German Chancellor recently published her memoirs. Many people obviously find it very interesting, as "Freiheit" turned out to be a bestseller.
In the very first week of sales, the 70-year-old set a sales record with her autobiography, despite the hefty price tag of 42 euros. The first edition is already sold out.
The blurb reads: "Angela Merkel was in power in Germany for 16 years, led the country through numerous crises and shaped German and international politics and society with her actions and attitude. But of course Angela Merkel was not born to be chancellor. In her memoirs, written together with her long-time political advisor Beate Baumann, she looks back on her life in two German states - 35 years in the GDR and 35 years in reunified Germany."
Political life began with the fall of the Wall
She continues: "In a more personal way than ever before, she talks about her childhood, youth and studies in the GDR and the dramatic year 1989, when the Wall fell and her political life began. She lets us in on her meetings and conversations with the most powerful people in the world and uses significant national, European and international turning points to shed light on how decisions were made (...) a resolute plea for freedom."
"Self-congratulation instead of critical reflection"
The book is already in second place on the Amazon bestseller list, but only 160 customer reviews of the work have been officially released. The ratings for the 736-page tome are mixed. You can read about "self-congratulation instead of critical reflection" or "The banality of mommy: our decline". Why so few reviews for a book that is bought so often? The reviews have been "temporarily restricted to 'verified purchases'".
We want Amazon customers to shop with confidence and know that the reviews they see are authentic and trustworthy. When we see unusual review activity, we temporarily restrict reviews to 'Verified Purchases'.
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An Amazon spokesperson responded: "We want Amazon customers to shop with confidence and know that the reviews they see are authentic and trustworthy. If we see unusual review activity, we temporarily restrict reviews to 'Verified Purchases'."
Incidentally, a full 31 percent of reviews are "one-star ratings" - zero stars cannot be awarded.
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