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The Ballad Of Barnabas Pierkiel (2014)

by Magdalena Zyzak(Favorite Author)

3.2 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0805095101 (ISBN13: 9780805095104)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

review 1: Ever see a movie, or hear an album, or read a book and know it's good, but not really enjoy it? That's kind of my feeling about this book. The characters are fun and interesting, the narrator is entertaining, and the ending avoids being stereotypical. Generally these are all things that make me love a book, but for some reason I struggled with this one, and found it hard to pay attention. It's not a particularly difficulty read so it's worth a shot, and chances are most people will like it more than I did.
review 2: This is an Eary Reviewer edition I got from LibraryThing.com. It is the author's debut novel and I am stunned that this is a first. This satire/allegory/theater of the absurd story is reminiscent of "Waiting For Godot". I laughed, chuckled and alm... moreost wept over the plight of this cast of characters and their slapstick absurdity. At the same time, it is a tragic tale of ignorance and blind acceptance of fear based rhetoric. The kind of twisted logic that cost six million people their lives during WWII and continues to cost lives in the present day around the world. The readers can choose to appreciate this brilliant novel as a funny tale of fools, or can leave themselves vulnerable to a profound tale of the absudity and tragedy of the creatures we call humans! less

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