Rate this book

The Puzzle King (2009)

by Betsy Carter(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1565125940 (ISBN13: 9781565125940)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Algonquin Books

review 1: Betsy Carter's books have all been enjoyable, but this one is special, I think. It is historical fiction and the subject is a facet of the holocaust story that I was unfamiliar with, the Jewish families and groups in the United States who helped German jews to emigrate from Germany at the beginning of World War II. It is an emotional story of one of those families and the heartbreaks they experience, those family members on both sides of the ocean. The other reviews of this book have covered the wide range of subjects in this book, but I just wanted to add mine in an effort to praise Ms. Carter for this fine book. Highly recommend.
review 2: I have mixed feelings about this book. It was a quick, easy read, with deep characters and a historical point of view... more I have not yet come across, despite my recent discovery of period novels and series such as Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. I feel disappointed because I expected some type of climactic Holocaust entanglement, and the story is a much more linear, emotional history of a diverted crisis. While it still doesn't fully explain the passion that prevents German Jews from racing to America, it was a wonderful diversion from action-packed, shallow characters that many recent fan fiction series seem to embrace. America today is a lot different than it was those 100+ years ago, but I still believe we could do with a little less materialism and a little more drive - the type of drive that our ancestors felt, that allowed us to be where we are today. less

Download links for: The Puzzle King

Advertising