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Summary: "A deeply disturbing and inspriational story."
Review: A wonderful tale of courage and good over evil, I would reccomend this book to anyone who is a holocaust follower, a WWII fan, or anyone in need of inspiration. Be prepared, though, for a few tears.
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Summary: A great book. Amazing and worth reading at all costs.
Review: Schindler's List is a great book. It tells the story of Herr Oskar Schindler in the middle of Nazi occupied Poland. It tells the amazing story of how Schilder went against all odds and all the difficulties to save over 1000 people. Overall, I enjoyed every minute of the book and still rate it over the movie. (I did see the movie after I read the book.) The explaination of the events that triggered Schindler's actions are very descriptive. It is a worthwhile read, and makes you take a deep breath and think about the past. It teaches you many things about how people were treated and how people can be heros.
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Summary: Even better than the movie
Review: Keneally's account of the hundred of Jews saved by Oskar Schindler during WWII is more dramatic for what happens than for the way it is presented. Written more like an historical account than a docu-drama, this book is a seamless narrative spun from the individual accounts and recollections of the survivors themselves. It was evidently not written to be a tear-jerker, though I found myself moved throughout by the unembellished story. And just as compelling as the heart-rending tales of those Schindler helped is the tale of Schindler himself. I still don't know what moved him to do what he did, but it is clear that near the end he felt he was fighting as much for his own survival as for that of those he sheltered. He developed a sense of true solidarity with the Jews.I read started the book before seeing the movie, then picked it up again and finished it a year later. In terms of style, the interpretations are like night and day. For those who have seen neither, I recommend the book first.
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Summary: A haunting, disturbing, yet uplifting account
Review: Schindler's List has quickly become a modern classic. Frequently, books with such sensitive subject matter are not subject to the same scrutiny as books with less disturbing topics. But apply that scrutiny to this book and the book holds firm. It is excellently written, harsh and clear in its detail as well as quite historically accurate.
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Summary: A violent, eye-opening masterpiece
Review: I read this book for a school assigment, and found it to be very powerful. It details from actual testimonies, the horror that these people went through, and the saviour that rescued them from it. It should be read by everyone who can take its violent, unrelenting nature. It was written well, with a talented writer's style. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Never forget...
Review: Awesome. Even the film, which by all accounts is superb fails to do justice to this masterpiece. Keneally'striumph deserved to win the Nobel Prize for literature. The images are sharp and the pace manages to balance the harrowing truth with a reminder to the reader that yes, this did happen. I know this is a cliche, but it's deserved in this context:"If you only read one single book in your life-timemake it this one"
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Summary: One person can make a difference
Review: Too often, we are led to believe that no one can make a difference, that evil is too strong, and it's better just to go along, or to maybe do the best WE can and ignore the struggles of others. What "Schindler's List" shows is that one person can make a difference in the face of overwhelming odds.
Unlike Corrie Ten Boom or Raoul Wallenberg, we are shown that Oskar Schindler started out with no moral underpinnings to make him able to stand with courage against the Nazis. He was a would-be war profiteer, plain and simple -- a man out for a mark, who would get in and get out when it suited him.
Keneally takes you inside Schindler with a remarkable deftness, showing the truly amazing growth that made Schindler able to turn from making money to spending it to save more than a thousand lives -- as Spielberg showed at the end of the moving movie he made from this book, Schindler's survivors and their descendants outnumber the Jews remaining in Poland.
The Jewish people believe that no matter how strong the oppressor, "God always leaves a remnant." Although this book does not do so, it is interesting to consider Schindler as an agent of God in this -- during the war, he made millions of marks, yet after, he hardly had two pfennigs to rub together. After he saved their lives, the "Schindlerjuden" took care of him for the remainder of his
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Summary: Detailed and Interesting! Opens your eyes!
Review: The book did a very succesful job in letting me know the true feeling and dedication of the character, Herr Oskar Schindler. Presents amazing mental pictures and lets you feel the relief and pain of all of the captives. It developed a true respect for WWII and helped me understand the anguish that these people went through. Truly the most moving and touching book that I have ever encountered!
Kalan S. Turne
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Summary: Holocaust Savior
Review: The book details how a German industrialist, in the midst of World War II, becomes the salvation for hundreds of Jews. As the Jewish ghettos in Crackow are "liquidated", Oskar Schindler manages to keep his conscript Jewish workers safe from most German atrocities. When the plant is shut down, he gets approval to transfer his workers to a new plant in Moravia, saving them from Auschwitz. The book is more a documentary of survivor accounts than a novel. The story is told honestly and does not inflate the legend of Oskar, rather tells it in a matter of fact way. A wonderful story of humanity in the face of the Holocaust
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Summary: Well written true story. I loved it!
Review: Schindler's List is a book that can both captivate and trouble
a person at the same time. It is a book that brought out many
emotions; laughter, sadness, anger, tears, and a great joy for
the triumph of the human spirit. I felt like I was actually
back in time with Schindler's Jews willing them to survive.
While the book was somewhat difficult to start out with because
of all the different German and Polish names, it quickly drew
me in and would not let go! Shindler's List was excellent and I would highly recommend it to anyone, especially those
interested in learning about a true story the man who single
handedly saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust of WWII.
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