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Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
Wonderful historical and current story running concurrently, in a sense. The story of the July 12, 1942 sweep and imprisonment of thousands of Parisian Jews by Parisian's Policeman under the orders of the German Hitler. Torn away from their home and their children and then sent to their death to Auschwitz.
This story is about a American journalist, living in Paris where her husband's home was one of the apartments that a family of Jews were taken from. She finds the family members as she writes about them and goes through her turbulent life with an arrogant Parisian husband and daughter. Provocative, entertaining and mystifying as a the mysteries are foretold. I loved it.
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Creepy story of people who are living a delusional life as clones for other people. Well written top seller, but I could have done without it's long length and people although they were interesting.
Open: An Autobiography
by Andre Aggasi
Very interesting, and amazingly inspirational. This guy really kept on going forward in life and doing his ultimate best. A lot of tennis plays. His own portrayal in this book, does not seem to ring true to his demeanor in the media.
Freedom a Novel
by Jonathan Franzen
Brutally long and laborious, I was sicken by the dysfunctional family dynamics and the way they treated each other. Especially the main protagonist; Patty. Such a bitch. Yes, it was well written and did not have a problem in keeping track of everyone. But it was a typical drawn out drama of a family of nasty people. Such a bore.
The Secret, Unlocking The Source of Joy & Fulfillment
by Michael Berg
I think this was a little shallow, basically the essence is to give freely of your own gifts and connect with G-d. It is suppose to be the teachings of the Kabbalah.
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
Everything about this books is thoroughly intriguing. All the characters in the book are amazingly interesting. A story of a team of people working and living at a hospital in a war torn and poor country that work feverishly to stay alive and assist others. A nun shows up and has twins as she passes away. The lead doctor vanishes. The twins grow up, work hard themselves and their lives catapult into other dramas.
