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Booksnthreads (19 KP) rated The Atomic City Girls in Books

Jun 5, 2018

This was an interesting read as it's a part of history that I don't often read about (i.e. the development of the atomic bomb during World War II). I liked the attempt to tell a variety character's experiences woven through a single plot, but it end up just not working for me. I felt a bit distant from all of the characters, some of which are actually unlikeable and never redeem themselves.

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Tracy Letts recommended Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) in Movies (curated)

"A story about compassion and forgiveness set in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence seems to improve with age and repeated viewings. The screenplay, by Nagisa Oshima and Paul Mayersberg, based on a book by Laurens van der Post, is oblique, brutal, poignant. Tom Conti, David Bowie, and Takeshi Kitano all give first-rate performances, and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s score is heartbreaking. The last five minutes never fail to destroy me"

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The Terror: Infamy - Season 2

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Set during World War II, the haunting and suspenseful, second season of the horror-infused...

Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck

David T. Zabecki, Dieter J. Biedekarken, Hermann Balck and Carlo D'Este

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German general Hermann Balck (1897 - 1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest...

British Buses: 1945-1975

James Taylor

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At the end of World War II, Britain was desperate for new buses and coaches. The manufacturers who...

Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Stable Boy of Auschwitz [Audiobook] in Books

Mar 26, 2023

I have read a few books about the Holocaust during World War II but I have never listened to one before and, let me tell you, I found this audiobook just as powerful and heart-wrenching listening to William Hope's excellent narration.

Each book I have read about the Holocaust and World War II has provided another piece of history I was not fully aware of and The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is no different. It charts the remarkable life of Henry Oster before, during and after the war.

It is, as you can imagine, a very difficult book to read/listen to but it is also very powerful and inspirational and shows one boy's exceptional journey of survival from freedom, to the ghetto, to Auschwitz, on the forced marches, to Buchenwald and, finally, freedom again and is a story that should be shared as all survivors accounts should be.

I must thank Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for enabling me to listen to and share my thoughts of The Stable Boy of Auschwitz and for continuing to ensure that these stories continue to be published so they are not forgotten.