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I frequently blog about developments in the law. A few years back, in one of my posts, I quoted from a book I was then reading about Hitler and the Third Reich, in an effort to make a point. (I forget what the point was.) A Jewish reader e-mailed me and said that, while she enjoyed my writing, I should never make comparisons to the Nazis in any way, because they were deranged, genocidal maniacs and writing about them could humanize them. I understood her position, of course, although I quietly disagreed. We can’t pretend they didn’t exist, or we might set the stage for their return.All of which is to say, writing about Hitler is dangerous. It can easily be misinterpreted or fall flat. But, in my view, Vermes has hit a satirical home run with this book. The premise is weirdly simple. Hitler is magically transported from 1945 and dropped alone into 21st Century Berlin. (He’s disturbed by the fact that his head hurts and his clothes smell like gasoline, which was a nice touch.) He quickly starts spouting his “Mein Kampf” insane philosophy, and, because people think he’s a comedian pretending to be Hitler, becomes popular and eventually lands his own talk show. Soon the lines start to blur. Are people watching because they think it’s funny, or are they watching because they’re getting drawn in by his craziness? The book is written in such a way that the reader sometimes is tempted to sympathize with Hitler’s “logic” (such as his rant against the inattentiveness caused by cell phones), which makes it even scarier (and darkly funny at times).I had a great satire teacher in college. He would’ve appreciated this book. It’s worth reading.