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Ahmed Elshennawi _ — While I can't honestly say that I think I'd like/have liked Ruth Kluger, I can honestly say her memoir is extremely thought-provoking. There were times when reading this that I disagreed with Kluger and even a time or two where I felt she'd gone too far with her words. Kluger can write - there's no doubt about that. That's obvious from the reviews here on GR alone. She has a certain eloquence that not every author has. Maybe that's because she wrote poetry from an early age, I don't know, but the way she strings words together is amazing. What's more amazing, to me, is that it seems so careless. Not in a bad way - it seemed to be that there was no concentrating behind the words, no "thought". I could tell these feelings and beliefs and anecdotes honestly came to her as she wrote them. That's not something experienced much by me. I'm going to mention things in order as they appeared - or I thought of them - in the book because of my notes. First I'll mention the text. I've never seen this before but there is some strange issue with the text in this book. Most words were fine but some words has extra space between letters and then a few others had less space than usual between letters. One time, on page 118, 'Nietzsche' looked like 'Netzsche' because the 'i' was actually on top of the 'N'. It was very strange and it wasn't so bad that I couldn't read the book well but it did provide for some hesitation. There are some things I don't agree with Kluger on/about. One thing is the camps and they're being museums/"attractions" now. Kluger wonders if us "hanging on to what's left" will "solve our unanswered questions". She's of the opinion that these places don't honor the dead. That these places instead are for the "satisfaction of our own necrophiliac desires". I have to vehemently disagree with the author there. After reading this I thought, for a moment, that I could understand her thinking here. After chewing on it for awhile longer I'm back to not understanding. Another thing Kluger believes that I don't agree with is that readers of books like this feel, even if we don't know it, that there was a happy ending. The very fact that there is a book says so right? I disagree. Maybe the fact that I disagree and why proves the nice life I've had. And I doubt many would argue that Kluger's "ending" was "happier" than those who perished in the Holocaust. But I would hardly call her ending, or any survivor of the Holocaust's ending, a "happy" one. And I don't know for sure of course, but I don't think many actually would. There are different degrees of everything, we all know that, which is why a lot of my statements are more general than detailed. But Kluger writes some of her beliefs with such definition and, well, I disagree. Another thing Kluger says is that a lot of young German's only call themselves "European". This would be instead of "German". She points out that all other Europeans from different countries claim the country, not the continent. This isn't so in my experience. I'm German. When someone asks me I say I'm German. I don't say I'm European. I don't know a single family member who does this, or any friends, out of all the people I know who still live in Germany to this day. This is less people of course but out of all the people I've talked to in my life, I don't remember a single German saying they were European instead of German. I can't help but feel Kluger says this to "show" how "repulsive" they were/are. I take issue with that personally because like I said, as far as my experiences go this is blatantly untrue. Kluger says museums "take you in" while Shoah museums and camp sites "spit you out". That these latter places "tell you what to think" and that they "impede the critical faculty". Again, I disagree. The author does go on, somewhat, to tell why she thinks this but frankly, she makes no sense on this to me. I'd like to head her solution for this though - that would be interesting IMO. Kluger and her Mother had a strange, strange relationship which is plain to anyone who has read even a few pages of this memoir. There were a few times when I read a certain bit between them that I thought it was a normal, if not a perfect, transaction between parent and child but then as I read on I would see that this went far farther than it usually does. The strangest thing is that Kluger's Mother wasn't "all" good or bad, she wasn't "all" right or wrong. I can't go on to explain this any better really - readers of the book will probably know what I mean. And if not, uh, sorry. :) The last thing I want to mention isn't so much about the book or Ruth Kluger but about the U.S. and burial. In her epilogue the author writes of how, here, before a person is buried the coffin has to be placed in a cement cast. One would think the reason would be pollution. I can't think of any other reason and Kluger comes to the same conclusion. The thing that made me stop to think here is that... why do only humans need this shield? Why do animals not need this same treatment? Personally, at this point in my life, I don't care if I'm buried in a casket or paper or plastic. But apparently the Jewish belief is that the body should return to the earth from where it came. But that can't happen, at least not here. If our human bodies will pollute the earth why will a horses body not do the same? I'll be wondering about that for awhile I'm sure. That's about it. I guess that at the very least I've proven one can disagree with an author and book and still think highly of the book. Kluger is obviously a very intelligent, very thoughtful and very strong woman who has been through more, in her childhood alone, than most people can ever even think about imagining. The end of the epilogue is something especially touching that I'm sure her Granddaughter Isabela will treasure forever.

Wafik Hammami wafikhamma3df4 — This is a difficult book to rate and to review. Most of it is fantastic. Moon puts the reader in the mind of the autistic protagonist extremely effectively and raises lots of great questions about what it means to be normal, about disability rights, about ethics and humanity - and then the ending just ruins all of this. I don't know that I would quite recommend this book to anyone because the ending is so disappointing, but I do think it would be fun to teach in a course where we could explore that ending alongside the power of the rest of the book. I just wish I could read it again and choose a different ending.

Jessica Fiuza _essica_iuza — I don't really know why I couldn't give this book five stars; there is nothing that stands out as particularly wrong with it, but I think it just lacked that little bit of "umph" that makes a book truly gripping and good. Overall, I enjoyed it; I mostly liked the characters and I loved the vivid descriptions of life at Auburn and at Corrie's home. I could completely visualize them and so often wanted to be right there. Even when I didn't agree with the characters, I was still usually rooting for them, which is a hard thing for an author to pull off. Corrie (the main character) is irritating at the beginning - lovesick and a bit naive, but things definitely get better, and I liked watching her mature. The choice of the book to only tell about Corrie's summers was an interesting one (3/4 of Corrie's life is left out!) but I think it worked. I liked the depths of the characters and the way they would often do things that were very unexpected yet still fit with their personalities (or taught us more about their personalities). It made them seem more realistic. Overall, I enjoyed the book but it was not a favorite. Perhaps, if I was not very used to this genre, I would have liked it more. -edit- Over time, the book has gotten better in my mind. There is a certain realistic tone to it that I really like. I feel like things happen in the book like they do in real life; the main character is often unsure of herself, and she has a "normal" life outside of her interesting summers. Things don't happen in the manner they would if the author was going only for dramatic effect; they happen like they might happen in real life; some things go as planned, and others don't; not everything is always totally happy; the main character is not present at every important event affecting the story. -another edit- Years after reading this, it still sticks in my mind as an interesting and good book. The part I always remember most is when (view spoiler)

Wanzhen Cen wanzhencen — I liked the mystery and plot of this WWII story, but passages such as "British childen are usually ever so polite, and they always obey adults whenever they can..." were frequent throughout the book, which got a bit tiresome. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book.

Vincent Burkhead vincentcreative — This looked so promising... then it turned out to be about an atheist's revelation of the reality of God, and not in a subtle, thought-provoking way, but ham-fisted and utterly partisan. (I looked up the publisher after I finished and learned that they put out predominantly religious material.) Brilliant physics student, Seth, suddenly (shortly after developing a mathematical formula that is supposed to demonstrate that God cannot exist) begins having brief visions of the future, only a few seconds ahead. At first the only effect is to allow him to anticipate minor problems and avoid them. Then the visions start coming further ahead and lasting longer. When he meets a young Saudi woman named Miriam, a member of the royal house, who has fled from her homeland rather than be forced into an unwanted marriage, his precognition helps them escape the men who have followed her to the US, intending either to take her back to the Middle East, or kill her. One step ahead of their pursuers, they flee across the country, and Seth's increasing gift shows him multiple possible futures, including the means for him and Miriam to escape from each perilous situation. Along the way, the State Department and FBI join the hunt for the pair. And of course they fall in love, and in the midst of it all (while waiting for circumstances to fall in line to create a way out of yet another trap), they discover that praying to God - very specifically the Christian God - causes their seemingly impossible quandary to change just enough for them to get away again. Unfortunately, Dekker's obvious religious bent throughout the book makes this turn of events totally predictable. Supposedly the (horrific) portrayal of life for women in Saudi Arabia is quite accurate - I would have enjoyed this more if Dekker had been able to deliver the story with considerably less of his own beliefs on display.

Marissa Bynoe marissabynb831 — 4.5 stars normally when i read a good book im always pining away for more pages but this one was PERFECT. I was very happy with how it ended and didnt feel cheated at all. I'm not usually a fan of polyamorous relationships but this relationship was very balanced. The author did a really good job of showing the dynamics of they're relationship and i really felt that it was three people involved not just 2 people with 1 on the side. I thought the plot with Luke's father was a bit over kill in terms of how he was out to get Luke but it was still written very well. I loved the way their relationship progressed and even though they had lots of sex i felt like some living got done in that time too. (view spoiler) Also for some really weird reason everytime i pictured Matthew in my head I pictured Shuichi from gravitation...if anyone has seen that Anime you'd know what I was talking about >.< Shuichi is the redhead.... They arent really physically similar but in terms of mannerism thats just who I pictured when reading this book.