Let's see, books I'm reading
The Painted Bird - by Jerzy Kosinski
The Painted Bird starts in a large Eastern European city, in the fall of 1939. A six-year-old Jewish boy is sent by his parents to live in a village, while the parents go into hiding. World War II has just begun and Jews in German-occupied countries are being executed or sent to concentration camps.
Basically, the child ends up seeing more torture, death, and desperation than anyone should while wandering around Europe, afraid and alone. At age six.
I read this book about 6-7 years ago. And it tripped me out. Like Slaughterhouse Five trip-out.
Felt the urge to read it again.
Very much recommended.
Boys from Brazil - by Ira Levin (yes, the author of Rosemary's Baby) - ignore the movie, read the book.
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...
Another book that had me tripping balls about 6 years ago. Genetic cloning ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s. Not sure how much of this is real, sci-fi, bad science, or just fiction or WHAT, but the thought freaked me out.
And, yeah, I wanted to re-read it.
Yes, I do have a love for World War II literature.
The Painted Bird starts in a large Eastern European city, in the fall of 1939. A six-year-old Jewish boy is sent by his parents to live in a village, while the parents go into hiding. World War II has just begun and Jews in German-occupied countries are being executed or sent to concentration camps.
Basically, the child ends up seeing more torture, death, and desperation than anyone should while wandering around Europe, afraid and alone. At age six.
I read this book about 6-7 years ago. And it tripped me out. Like Slaughterhouse Five trip-out.
Felt the urge to read it again.
Very much recommended.
Boys from Brazil - by Ira Levin (yes, the author of Rosemary's Baby) - ignore the movie, read the book.
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...
Another book that had me tripping balls about 6 years ago. Genetic cloning ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s. Not sure how much of this is real, sci-fi, bad science, or just fiction or WHAT, but the thought freaked me out.
And, yeah, I wanted to re-read it.
Yes, I do have a love for World War II literature.