tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post2476303382176188476..comments2023-10-12T05:37:20.816-07:00Comments on Suko's Notebook: Broken Birds: The Story of My MomilaSukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-55964290967876429062010-11-01T20:56:46.715-07:002010-11-01T20:56:46.715-07:00Excellent review, Suko! I, too, have great trouble...Excellent review, Suko! I, too, have great trouble with books about the Holocaust (so this one sits,patiently, by my chair & on the blog's sidebar) though its effect on later generations is what sets this book apart. As you so rightly say we cannot and should not deny or minimize the existence of the Holocaust. That there are people who do so is beyond my comprehension.<br />This is a brave book; you have served it well.<br />Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-2048943829897351172010-10-28T08:59:30.630-07:002010-10-28T08:59:30.630-07:00Thank you, Anna! It's because of your review ...Thank you, Anna! It's because of your review of this book that the author contacted me. :)Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-10096010165935804152010-10-28T07:37:30.692-07:002010-10-28T07:37:30.692-07:00I can tell how much this book affected you, and yo...I can tell how much this book affected you, and you summed it up brilliantly. Thanks for linking to my review, and I will add your review to War Through the Generations.Annahttp://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-71078581657842199812010-10-27T13:15:14.683-07:002010-10-27T13:15:14.683-07:00Mee, this book is not just about the Holocaust, as...Mee, this book is not just about the Holocaust, as the author says, but the Holocaust is a central part of it. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Vaishnavi, I will keep an eye out for <i>Witnesses of War</i>. Thanks for your suggestion.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-53670822511871809042010-10-26T23:24:18.107-07:002010-10-26T23:24:18.107-07:00The book sounds very interesting. I try to read an...The book sounds very interesting. I try to read any book on the Holocaust that I can lay my hands on, even though as you say, they are sometimes painfully honest. You should try Witnesses of War by Nicholas Stargardt; a brutal read but one that taught me a lot.Vaishnavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829055456233904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-18602225737760476742010-10-26T20:23:09.429-07:002010-10-26T20:23:09.429-07:00I was offered this book for review but I dodged it...I was offered this book for review but I dodged it. I know the holocaust is absolutely horrible, but I feel I have watched and read so much about it that I kinda avoid anything that touches the subject lately. Good that you liked this book Suko!meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328641316798271079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-15443741930497768202010-10-26T19:36:14.000-07:002010-10-26T19:36:14.000-07:00Naida, you're quite welcome. Your review of Br...Naida, you're quite welcome. Your review of <i>Broken Birds</i> is excellent.<br /><br />Vivienne, thank you!<br /><br />Mel, this is a powerful and important book. Thanks for stopping by.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-49080875001985002502010-10-26T15:34:46.498-07:002010-10-26T15:34:46.498-07:00This sounds like a very powerful book-sadly one co...This sounds like a very powerful book-sadly one could now graduate from college world wide and have never heard of the holocaustMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-4312546759144671332010-10-26T10:40:53.334-07:002010-10-26T10:40:53.334-07:00This sounds like a powerful gripping read and you ...This sounds like a powerful gripping read and you really gave it a beautiful review. Well done Suko.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-77319864099219592722010-10-26T09:45:48.261-07:002010-10-26T09:45:48.261-07:00Great review Suko. I enjoyed this one as well.
I t...Great review Suko. I enjoyed this one as well.<br />I thought that was awful and unbelieveable how they tried to clean up the concentration camps to make it seem like it never really happened. Thanks for the mention :)<br /><a href="http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/</a>The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-75677305140363557422010-10-26T09:00:39.032-07:002010-10-26T09:00:39.032-07:00Thank you all for taking the time to read my revie...Thank you all for taking the time to read my review and post your comments. Jeannette, I look forward to reading more of your work in the future.<br /><br />Additional comments welcomed. :)Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-23083123136922328212010-10-26T08:00:23.182-07:002010-10-26T08:00:23.182-07:00Though I am a little burnt out on WWII lit, this o...Though I am a little burnt out on WWII lit, this one sounds very different, and like something that I would really like to read. It's interesting to me that this book deals with the next generation and that it focuses so tightly on the mother's struggles to return to some semblance of normalcy after the horrific childhood she had during the war. I would be really, really interested in reading this one, and am going to have to add it to my reading list. Thank you, Suko for an incredibly penetrating and thoughtful review!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-2777496137365410932010-10-26T07:29:50.063-07:002010-10-26T07:29:50.063-07:00I want to thank you Suko's NOtebook for taking...I want to thank you Suko's NOtebook for taking the time to read my book AND for writing such a lovely review. For those of you who are concerned that this book is ALL holocaust, please be rest assured that the I felt that in order for you to understand my mother's actions you had to know her background. The book itself is about my family and about families where loyalties are strained, broken and remade . . . sometimes. I feel that while it might not resonate with all families, there are many many that will understand our oddities. Thank you again Suko!Jeannette Katzirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733039081340963492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-12788935948768903162010-10-26T05:00:42.745-07:002010-10-26T05:00:42.745-07:00On the one hand I find myself disliking all these ...On the one hand I find myself disliking all these true life stories that are around - stories of battered woman and abused children - but on the other, find myself fascinated by memoirs like this. Why that is, I don't know.<br /><br />Thanks for an honest review of what sounds like a heart wrenching story.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-91437104757008450932010-10-26T01:19:34.471-07:002010-10-26T01:19:34.471-07:00Great review, as always, Suko. Holocaust stories, ...Great review, as always, Suko. Holocaust stories, as you say, are reminders of how savagely we can treat another human and what we are capable of, on a destructive level.<br /><br />I am sure I will want to read this one.Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-31590551400447004952010-10-25T18:38:40.326-07:002010-10-25T18:38:40.326-07:00Great review. I thought this was an excellent boo...Great review. I thought this was an excellent book.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-76549141155625882532010-10-25T17:26:07.637-07:002010-10-25T17:26:07.637-07:00Like you, I am so troubled by the Holocaust that I...Like you, I am so troubled by the Holocaust that I have a hard time gearing up to read my own sent copy of this novel. We can't deny the facts, but it's still hard to face them. I'll never forget visiting the Anne Frank museum/house in Amsterdam when I was 8, it caused me to be sympathetic to others for the rest of my life. My husband and brother visited Dachau when we lived in Germany, but I couldn't bring myself to go.<br /><br />I'm intrigued by the family relationships you point out in this novel. Those, in themselves, can be difficult enough in the best of situations!Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-27850923608198574242010-10-25T16:50:38.687-07:002010-10-25T16:50:38.687-07:00I will have to keep this book in mind. It sounds v...I will have to keep this book in mind. It sounds very compelling. Thanks.BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-32241776947685561222010-10-25T16:50:23.849-07:002010-10-25T16:50:23.849-07:00I have a copy of this one too just haven't fou...I have a copy of this one too just haven't found time to get to it. The Holocaust is something that even though it's painful to read must not be forgotten. It's amazing how all these years later the ripple effect it still has on people's lives.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-12464619068559236452010-10-25T13:10:41.803-07:002010-10-25T13:10:41.803-07:00My parents lived through the Depression and that a...My parents lived through the Depression and that affected me and my sister - not too badly mind you. I can just imagine how living through something like the Holocaust would affect your family for all time. It would be devastating. Wonderful review.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011304218892238385.post-48575235013035589662010-10-25T12:59:31.585-07:002010-10-25T12:59:31.585-07:00Our family visited the Holocaust Museum in Washing...Our family visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC a few years ago, I found it very depressing, I had to have my Granddaughter guide me out of it, and I waited in the lobby until the rest of the family toured it. Therefore, I know I would never be able to read this book, even if I tried. Your review of the book was nice, and told me all I needed to know about the book. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.com