Ahmed Elshennawi itibaren Tylka, Poland

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12/22/2024

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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.

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