Book Name : Schindler's List
Author : Thomas Keneally
What is it about : A WWII businessman perfecting the art and craft of feeding off the evil's hands, at the same time negotiating the rescue of as many as he could, a seemingly doomed race.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Can you imagine in the present 2009, racial genocide is some nation's agenda ? Yes, there still are such lunatics out there, I'm afraid. I feel I got to know this Schindler character pretty well on his dilemma, business acumen and flamboyance. I was so unsettled during the reading of this book, at the random violence dished out by the shoot-easy manic depressing German Officers. At the same time, the book initiated my curiosity to visit Poland in the future, the land where the book was mostly based and where most of the blood was spilt.
Would I recommend this book to you : Definitely; especially if you want an account and a slice of WWII drama with real peoples with distinct characters - the good, the bad and the ugly. The mindless violence may disgust you and Oskar Schindler's repeated dealings with the Germans can drag on a bit.
Author : Thomas Keneally
What is it about : A WWII businessman perfecting the art and craft of feeding off the evil's hands, at the same time negotiating the rescue of as many as he could, a seemingly doomed race.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Can you imagine in the present 2009, racial genocide is some nation's agenda ? Yes, there still are such lunatics out there, I'm afraid. I feel I got to know this Schindler character pretty well on his dilemma, business acumen and flamboyance. I was so unsettled during the reading of this book, at the random violence dished out by the shoot-easy manic depressing German Officers. At the same time, the book initiated my curiosity to visit Poland in the future, the land where the book was mostly based and where most of the blood was spilt.
Would I recommend this book to you : Definitely; especially if you want an account and a slice of WWII drama with real peoples with distinct characters - the good, the bad and the ugly. The mindless violence may disgust you and Oskar Schindler's repeated dealings with the Germans can drag on a bit.
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