Reviews

Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally

1fach_nele's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

agrinavich's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

keb47's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

sarahheidmann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

h_off_nung's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.0

hanyushidae's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

cbwilly's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

isasbuchwelt's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Schindlers Liste" von Thomas Keneally ist ein biographisch-fiktionaler  Roman, der auf wahren Begebenheiten basiert. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Oskar Schindler, einem deutschen Unternehmer und Mitglied der NSDAP, der während des Zweiten Weltkriegs mehr als 1.100 Juden vor der Deportation und dem sicheren Tod in Konzentrationslagern rettete.
Keneallys Schreibstil ist prägnant und detailliert, was dem Leser ermöglicht, sich tief in die Geschichte hineinzuziehen und das Grauen der Ereignisse nah zu erleben. Der Autor schafft es, die Komplexität der Charaktere, einschließlich Schindlers, zu zeigen, die sich im Laufe der Geschichte ändern und eine (tiefere) Menschlichkeit offenbaren. Die Darstellung der Gräueltaten der Nazis und ihre Auswirkungen auf die unschuldigen Opfer ist eindringlich und schockierend, aber auch wichtig, um sicherzustellen, dass solche Ereignisse niemals vergessen werden. Durch Schindlers  Engagement und Hilfsbereitschaft gegenüber den Juden, gibt es auch einen Hoffnungsschimmer in dieser dunklen Geschichte.
Insgesamt ist "Schindlers Liste" ein literarisches Meisterwerk, das die menschliche Tragödie des Holocausts auf eine denkwürdige Weise darstellt. Es ist ein Buch, das (grundsätzlich) jeder lesen sollte, allerdings kann ich Nichtlesern auch den Film empfehlen (obwohl bei mir die Sichtung des Films noch aussteht, aber er soll sehr gut sein☺) . 

actualresultsmayvary's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Keneally tells Oskar Schindler's story in a blend between biography and fiction which works really well. You can get lost in the story without ever losing sight of the fact that the story is true. 
The actual story of Schindler does feel almost unbelievable and I was constantly struck by how incredibly young and desperately brave they all were. The horrors of the Holocaust are a constant presence throughout the book and you can feel a sense the way the ominous threat lingered at all times for Jews in Nazi occupied territories. It seems almost implausible that so many of them were able to survive, and yet they did.
I think it is really a lesson on the complexities of what it means to be human and how there is always good and compassion amongst evil and that even the 'heroes' of history were themselves deeply flawed. 

portuguese_bookaholic's review against another edition

Soooo boring! It's intended as historical fiction, but it reads as a (very boring) non fiction history book. Absolutely could not get into it. 
I do intend to watch the movie, which I've been putting off for the longest time because I wanted to read the book first... I regret that decision now!