Helpful Score: 5
This is the most horrifying book I've ever read. Made even worse because it's all true. This is an absolutely unsanitized account of what REALLY happened in the death camp Treblinka. The cruelty this poor man was forced to endure is mind-boggling. I could not tear myself away from reading, although, plenty of times had to stop because it is SO much to take. You're crying just reading it - imagine what this human being went through LIVING it!
NOT for the squeamish.
My only beef (I know it's small) is that the modern translator does the author a disservice by using "orientated" and "disorientated" not once but FOUR times. It detracts from the seriousness of the situation.
The editor should have noticed it right away and fixed it.
NOT for the squeamish.
My only beef (I know it's small) is that the modern translator does the author a disservice by using "orientated" and "disorientated" not once but FOUR times. It detracts from the seriousness of the situation.
The editor should have noticed it right away and fixed it.
