The Survivor: How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter - The Sunday Times Bestseller

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The idea of a single survivor of a plane crash trying to find the reason for the crash, and for him being left alive sounds great...but the execution was terrible. There were a few aspects of the story I baulked at, such as Kieran taking his three-month-old daughter harnessed to his chest into some dangerous situations for no real reason or consequence to the story, and some of the interactions between the characters. I didn't like any of the characters in this steady paced book. You couldn't help feel sorry for the brothers for the way they were brought up, longing for their fathers attention and their mothers love. Although this is a well written book, there was just something missing, it didn't quite gel with me. I'm sure I will be in the minority and lots more readers will give it a higher rating. Still, this seems the book where Herbert started blending his previous approach from The Rats and The Fog--alternate chapters of the protagonist's journey and ones introducing new characters only to kill them off--into an overall smoother narrative. The end still kind of paid off, even if I knew it was coming. As a kid I somehow hadn't noticed--or just forgot--the debt this owes to The Exorcist, and that motif seemed a bit gratuitous, as if the plot didn't really need it, although I guess it added a sort of sub plot or red herring of sorts. Schulman heeft aandacht voor stijl, taal en structuur, en er komen enkele mooie beschrijvingen in terug. In de verhaallijn van het heden start het hoofdstuk ook steeds met de laatste zin van het vorige, waardoor de draad opnieuw opgenomen wordt.

Wat 200 pagina’s lang een sfeervolle, zorgvuldig opgebouwde, maar niet écht opmerkelijke terugblik op de jeugd van drie Zweedse broers lijkt, wordt plots een kostbaar kleinood dat je onmiddellijk opnieuw wilt lezen.James Herbert was Britain's number one bestselling writer (a position he held ever since publication of his first novel) and one of the world's top writers of thriller/horror fiction. Before I say anything else, I just have to gush over the beautiful book cover. The moodiness of it is brilliant, and paints a perfect picture of how I imagined the beach in Evelyn Bay to look.

And the heartbroken ending made me numb. It was the most emotional story of this author and one of my favorite books of her. ( I liked the other three but I guess this one will have a special place in my heart!) Out at Sea, “The Survivors” can be seen off the caves; three life-size statues, standing guard facing the Mary Minerva which sank over a century ago. This book is fast paced for the first half, kept my attention and I couldn’t put it down. Herbert hit the accelerator and it really took off - I couldn’t wait to find out where we were headed. I love it when Herbert flashes to various characters that are affected by the tragedy as opposed to spending the entire time focusing on the main characters, it takes the drama up a level to know how the terror is not just affecting the main characters, but average every day members of the town as well. However; the second half took a slight nose dive, losing its momentum, and with it, my interest. There was no turbulence, no warning lights, it all of a sudden just dropped. With his freedom, Josef returned home to find that he was the only one left alive in an extended family of 150. Compelled by the need to do something to avenge that loss, he joined the Jewish police while still in a displaced persons' camp, and was recruited as an intelligence officer for the US Army who gave him a team to search for Nazis in hiding.Trei frați revin la casa de vacanță a copilăriei lor, în căutarea unor răspunsuri. Totul are legătură cu un accident petrecut într-o vară, în urmă cu 20 de ani. I felt that the characters were well developed. There was enough detail to keep me informed and have a clear picture in my mind but there was not so much detail that I became bored while I was reading. I also liked that the intimate scenes were not too graphic. The interactions and responses from the characters seemed realistic to me and made me want to know even more about them when I finished the book.

This is an atmospheric and weighty story about a man who survived a tragedy attempting to come to terms with his past. The pacing is slow, and it is much more of a character study than a mystery. While Kieran serves as the narrator, other characters are slowly developed, and all transform by the end. Om dit geheimzinnige, levensbepalende inslagpunt te traceren en aldus te ontdekken waarom ze elkaar zo toetakelden, zet Alex Schulman je in afwisselende hoofdstukken op twee routes: op de ene spring je telkens twee uur terug in de tijd van die bewuste avond, op de andere katapulteert de Zweedse auteur en TV-persoonlijkheid je richting zomerhuis aan het meer, waar hij iconische momenten uit het verleden dermate indringend neerpent dat je de zomerdagen kan zien, ruiken, horen, bijna aanraken -zodat het realisme van de beschrijvingen deze een plaats zal schenken naast je eigen jeugdherinneringen. The #1 international bestselling author of You're Next, unleashes his most accomplished, compelling thriller yet This is an exceptional story about a family, and about the love they shared. It's a story of the hurtful things they said and did to one another—and of the many things they, unfortunately, left UN-said. It's a tale of pain, of sadness, and of madness. And it's about the very curious ways that our remarkable brains protect us, allowing us to carry on, through pain, and sadness, and even madness.

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Shit. Seriously? There was stunned pause. Oh my God. What happened? No, I’m sorry, you don’t have to—“ I never really liked any of the characters, and it all felt complicated for the sake of complication. There were so many secrets that didn't need to be secrets. Because of this, it also feels like there was a lot that was never properly explained.I have 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 seen a kitchen with a door leading to it! Is it an Australian thing? I'm so curious lol Immediately all of the town has their own opinion on what happened, if a crime was committed and who the culprit could be.There is an online forum and it has people divulging secrets about everyone.