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Schindler's List

By: Thomas Keneally
Narrated by: Ben Kingsley
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Publisher's summary

During the Holocaust at the German concentration camp near Plaszow, thousands of Jews lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis. More than a thousand others were spared thanks to a womanizing, heavy-drinking, German-Catholic industrialist and Nazi Party member named Oskar Schindler. One of the most remarkable narratives of the Holocaust, Schindler's List masterfully recreates the daring exploits of Schindler, who used his enormous fortune to build a factory near the concentration camp and his influence to save the lives of more than 1,300 Jews. It is an absorbing, suspenseful, and moving account of Schindler's legacy of life.
©1993 Serpentine Publishing Co. PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved (P)1993 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved

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Great Read!

Interesting Story with dynamic characters and unexpected events. Written very well, although at times it is hard to follow along.

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Schindler's list

I loved it when I was 15 years old in 2013 since my mom bought for me.

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The Unabridged Doesnt Cut It!

The shortened book doesn't flesh out this amazing story. It's a shadow of the entire book.

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wow, just.. WOW!

At first I would get interested in it I would find myself playing it back over and over cause I would realized that I would zone out and forget I was listening to a book. Then eventually I got hooked, God dammit I cried!! What an ahhhmazing story, incredibly sad but beautiful at the same time. I recommend it without a doubt!!

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One of my all time favorites.

On my son's birthday, April 28, I am usually reminded the he shares a birthdays with Oskar Schindler who was born on April 28, 1908, and under the guise of a forced labor camp, was able to protect and feed at least 1200 Jews from almost certain death at the hands of the Nazi death camps. I reread this book about every two years, as a reminder of how powerful, hateful people can corrupt an entire society. Today we have seen this same type of hate rise with ISIS, in Africa, in Serbia and anywhere where good people allow themselves to be brainwashed into believing that building fences and defaming our less fortunate breathren will bring about a better world. It won't and the flames of the Nazi funeral pyres are a reminder, that even today, even in this country it can happen again.
Remember that Adolf Hitler was Elected by the people in a free election.

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Disappointment

If you could sum up Schindler's List in three words, what would they be?

does not bring the full story- alltestimonials are missing

What could Thomas Keneally have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

It is not Thomas' Keneally's fault

What does Ben Kingsley bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His personality. although he dos not pronounce right many German names and words

Any additional comments?

As I said - the grim details are missing. I am comparing it to Schindler's Ark - It is the same but the book includes testimonials and details that the audio version does not include. I wonder why this is.

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GREAT BOOK

Schindler list was a great book. I really loved to listen to this audible. book an movie are both great.

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Riveting!

I Couldn't stop listening. Heart wrenching and such vivid narration. This is a must hear!

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A bit lost

This was a awesome story. however there were so many names I could not follow the story as well as I wished I could have.

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Unabridged would be better

I would probably rate an unabridged version 5 star. Much was cut in the abridged.

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