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The "Shock & Awe" received many awards....but it's really Shock & Awful...you should pass
As a young man of 26, in 1972, I first read The Painted Bird.
WO
6 July 2015
WWII seen through the eyes of a peasant gypsy
This is one of the best books I've ever read.
KO
8 May 2015
What Did You Do During the War, Jerzy?
I'm not sure at exactly which point Jerzy Kosinski started losing me in his first novel, The Painted Bird , but by the point I stopped reading I knew I had had more than enough.
DQ
25 April 2015
This book is gruesome and wonderful at the same time
This book is gruesome and wonderful at the same time.
ZP
26 March 2015
Kosinski provides a glimpse into the unspoken thoughts and actions ...
Kosinski provides a glimpse into the unspoken thoughts and actions we have all had at some points in our lives.
IJ
9 March 2015
I'm trying to find a good book for my high school Christian Lifestyles class
You know, I'm trying to find a good book for my high school Christian Lifestyles class, and I have been rummaging through things that I found enlightening in the past.
GU
12 December 2014
Not an historical but a mythic journey; not document but literature.
I here set aside all issues with authorship or biography.
RT
8 December 2014
Harsh Tale Tells of Dark Deeds
Cruelty and brutality follow a Jewish child hiding out with Polish peasants during the Second World War.
RJ
3 November 2014
Shame to those who praised the book.
Attracted by the praise to the author, a receiver of multiple awards, I picked up an audio edition of the book from the library shelf.
Customer reviews (10)
Five Stars
This book is a masterpiece.
The "Shock & Awe" received many awards....but it's really Shock & Awful...you should pass
As a young man of 26, in 1972, I first read The Painted Bird.
WWII seen through the eyes of a peasant gypsy
This is one of the best books I've ever read.
What Did You Do During the War, Jerzy?
I'm not sure at exactly which point Jerzy Kosinski started losing me in his first novel, The Painted Bird , but by the point I stopped reading I knew I had had more than enough.
This book is gruesome and wonderful at the same time
This book is gruesome and wonderful at the same time.
Kosinski provides a glimpse into the unspoken thoughts and actions ...
Kosinski provides a glimpse into the unspoken thoughts and actions we have all had at some points in our lives.
I'm trying to find a good book for my high school Christian Lifestyles class
You know, I'm trying to find a good book for my high school Christian Lifestyles class, and I have been rummaging through things that I found enlightening in the past.
Not an historical but a mythic journey; not document but literature.
I here set aside all issues with authorship or biography.
Harsh Tale Tells of Dark Deeds
Cruelty and brutality follow a Jewish child hiding out with Polish peasants during the Second World War.
Shame to those who praised the book.
Attracted by the praise to the author, a receiver of multiple awards, I picked up an audio edition of the book from the library shelf.