The style of Keneally's writing is different from the popular "fast read" style that is so pervasive today, so it took me a chapter or two to "get to know" his voice. Once I understood his style I revelled in his storytelling, despite the desperate subject matter. Keneally includes true anecdotes to build the history that is the Holocaust, and although thoroughly shocking and previously unknown facts are included, this is a history that can be read with the enjoyment of getting to know the characters as Keneally sees them.
Before I read this book, I thought I knew a lot about the Holocaust. Reading this book made me aware how much I didn't know, and made me come away thinking how important it is for everyone to read and learn - in depth - about the Holocaust, and reflect on its meaning to us today.
I would recommend this book to everyone: even if you have seen the movie, there is much more in the book than could be included in the movie.
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Despite this book's use of a "Back to the Future" idea of time travel (or maybe this book used it first, I don't know), I really enjoyed Kivrin's adventures and struggle to survive while in the year 1348. The author quite skillfully depicts what living in that year would entail, including what experiencing the Plague might be like. I enjoyed the historical part so much that I have actually read this book twice, and the second time through I enjoyed it as much the first time (once I got past the time travel).
I recommend this book to sci-fi enthusiasts, medievalists, and especially high school/college students - I think this book would make history come alive for them.
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This book contains one long crime investigation followed by several short crime investigations. In the long case, "The Sea Captain," the in-depth description of the characters and setting of the scene is followed by the building of tension as things start to go wrong. As the crime is investigated, you feel the same tension of slow discovery as the detectives do.
Each of the short crime stories is striking and tragic: one exception is the story of a kidnapping victim and how she survived her kidnappers. I just couldn't put this book down.
I'm always eager to get Ann Rule's newest book, and her writing in "No Regrets" was even better than I expected. A great read.
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The style of Keneally's writing is different from the popular "fast read" style that is so pervasive today, so it took me a chapter or two to "get to know" his voice. Once I understood his style I revelled in his storytelling, despite the desperate subject matter. Keneally includes true anecdotes to build the history that is the Holocaust, and although thoroughly shocking and previously unknown facts are included, this is a history that can be read with the enjoyment of getting to know the characters as Keneally sees them. Before I read this book, I thought I knew a lot about the Holocaust. I would recommend this book to everyone: even if you have seen the movie, there is much more in the book than could be included in the movie.
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Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
kaaren a., November 26, 2006
The style of Keneally's writing is different from the popular "fast read" style that is so pervasive today, so it took me a chapter or two to "get to know" his voice. Once I understood his style I revelled in his storytelling, despite the desperate subject matter. Keneally includes true anecdotes to build the history that is the Holocaust, and although thoroughly shocking and previously unknown facts are included, this is a history that can be read with the enjoyment of getting to know the characters as Keneally sees them.Before I read this book, I thought I knew a lot about the Holocaust. Reading this book made me aware how much I didn't know, and made me come away thinking how important it is for everyone to read and learn - in depth - about the Holocaust, and reflect on its meaning to us today.
I would recommend this book to everyone: even if you have seen the movie, there is much more in the book than could be included in the movie.
(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
kaaren a., November 24, 2006
Despite this book's use of a "Back to the Future" idea of time travel (or maybe this book used it first, I don't know), I really enjoyed Kivrin's adventures and struggle to survive while in the year 1348. The author quite skillfully depicts what living in that year would entail, including what experiencing the Plague might be like. I enjoyed the historical part so much that I have actually read this book twice, and the second time through I enjoyed it as much the first time (once I got past the time travel).I recommend this book to sci-fi enthusiasts, medievalists, and especially high school/college students - I think this book would make history come alive for them.
(3 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
No Regrets and Other True Cases: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Volume 11 by Ann Rule
kaaren a., November 24, 2006
This book contains one long crime investigation followed by several short crime investigations. In the long case, "The Sea Captain," the in-depth description of the characters and setting of the scene is followed by the building of tension as things start to go wrong. As the crime is investigated, you feel the same tension of slow discovery as the detectives do.Each of the short crime stories is striking and tragic: one exception is the story of a kidnapping victim and how she survived her kidnappers. I just couldn't put this book down.
I'm always eager to get Ann Rule's newest book, and her writing in "No Regrets" was even better than I expected. A great read.
(6 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
kaaren a., November 24, 2006
The style of Keneally's writing is different from the popular "fast read" style that is so pervasive today, so it took me a chapter or two to "get to know" his voice. Once I understood his style I revelled in his storytelling, despite the desperate subject matter. Keneally includes true anecdotes to build the history that is the Holocaust, and although thoroughly shocking and previously unknown facts are included, this is a history that can be read with the enjoyment of getting to know the characters as Keneally sees them. Before I read this book, I thought I knew a lot about the Holocaust. I would recommend this book to everyone: even if you have seen the movie, there is much more in the book than could be included in the movie.(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)