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THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL

THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "The Boys From Brazil" ist ein ausgezeichnetes Buch!
Review: "The Boys From Brazil" ist ein ausgezeichnetes Buch, empfehle ich es groß. Ich denke, daß dieser Roman ist sehr gut geschrieben und Ich empfehle dieses Buch ohne Einschränkung. Die Idee dieses Romans Scares mich und Der Gedanke, daß dieser Roman geschehen könnte, ist erschreckend. Ich denke, daß Ira Levin ein sehr begabter Verfasser ist und Ich hoffe, daß er ein anderes Buch bald schreibt.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a thriller that has aged pretty well
Review: a book that sat on my bookshelf for a long time. i was not a fan of the movie and thought the book would be mundane but surprisingly it was an enjoyable suspenseful read with an original idea employed.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Can We Clone Hitler?
Review: All over the world men around the age 65 are being murdered. They all have related jobs,similar personalities and most importantly...adopted sons who are 14 years old .....sound creepy? What if I told you all of the surviving boys are IDENTICLE? Following World War II, Dr. Mengele..the infamous "ANGEL OF DEATH", who performed sick and twisted experiments on twins, women and children of concentration camps..was left in charge of Hitler's corpse. Apparently Hitler was aware of ongoing attempts at cloning animals and left instructions for the "Dr." to attempt cloning on his DNA. Did it work? I won't tell...I've already wet your appetite....Reading this book is such a wild ride. The characters were REAL people..the possibilities COULD happen..remember Jurassic Park? After reading this book I found an article admitting there are still tens of thousands of Nazi followers still waiting for their "moment" even today. So after you read this spine-chilling and very fast-paced adventure that takes you all over the world...YOU tell ME what is Ira Levin's fiction and what is real.You will not be disappointed. So buckle your seat belts for an unforgettable journey that begins in Brazil.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Thriller Ahead of Its Time
Review: Boys from Brazil begins disturbingly, with of group of three men in South American plotting to kill 94 men with civil servant-type jobs. These men are to be killed at specific dates but no mention is given of why. Thus the book continues, slowly building to an unpredictable climax of repeated history that must be stopped.
Even though I already knew the ending to this book it was still a wonderful read, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who knows their ABC's

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Thriller Ahead of Its Time
Review: Boys from Brazil begins disturbingly, with of group of three men in South American plotting to kill 94 men with civil servant-type jobs. These men are to be killed at specific dates but no mention is given of why. Thus the book continues, slowly building to an unpredictable climax of repeated history that must be stopped.
Even though I already knew the ending to this book it was still a wonderful read, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who knows their ABC's

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: it is the most wonderfull sf-book I've ever read about this
Review: I have read a lot of books who dealt with the subject of human cloning, but I'm sure this one is the very best. So I can really recommend it to especially other young people who need good, english books for their booklist! Even if you live in the Netherlands, it is easy to read and that is very important I think.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Resurrection of Evil
Review: I read this book in 1993. This is a story about cloning that tries to sound scientifically plausible, unlike the clumsy science fiction movies of the 1950s where a magic machine instantly makes a duplicate of a person.

In the 1970s Josef Mengele is hiding in South America. He has planned the assassination of 94 elderly men around the world who have to die on certain dates. Yakov Liebermann (based on Simon Wiesenthal) learns of the plan and soon discovers the significance of the murders. Each of the 94 men are the unwitting fathers of a clone: a pale, arrogant boy with dark hair and blue eyes. Liebermann discovers who the clone is, and realizes the terrible consequences waiting to unfold for an unsuspecting world...

When this book was first published, it probably seemed far-fetched. Cloning has been in the news quite a lot in recent times. Bill Clinton declared human cloning as an immoral practice, but I'm not sure I agree. Think of the medical benefits. If you needed a blood transfusion, what better donor could you find than your own clone?

In "The Boys From Brazil" bringing someone back from the dead is not a simple matter of impregnating a woman with cells from a donor. The clone would have to have the same upbringing as the original, and experience the same things. Even then, there's a high probability that the clone will turn out different. That's why Mengele created 94 clones - to increase the chance of a successful outcome. An outcome with horrifying implications. The novel itself seems to drag in certain points, but it doesn't get monotonous. The ending is both amusing and thought-provoking.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Suspenseful
Review: I really enjoyed this book. A suspenseful story. I think this is the best Neue Nazi novel that has ever been written.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Boys From Brazil
Review: I thought it was slow starting but it does get better, by the end I was hooked!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Ingenious
Review: I'm amazed that this book has been allowed to remain dormant and out-of-print especially in light of recent news reports of cloning animals and human cells. It's written in such a realistic style that the premise does seem plausible and gives the reader pause to think of the possibilities. Let's hope it's re-released soon.


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