Reviews for Krystyna

The average rating for Krystyna based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-07-09 00:00:00 John Giacobbi As close to perfect as any book I've read. After I finished it, I had the same feeling as after I'd finished Anna Karenina, Catch-22, or The Reader; now THIS is what literature is. There's love, sex, action, conspiracy, deep personal conflict, and it's by turns hilarious, terrifying, heartbreaking, and ultimately redeeming. The author also did a wealth of historical research to write it, sending me on a several day Wikipedia binge to learn as much as I could about the fascinating people and cultures he weaves in to the story. He also illuminated a part of WWII I'd never understood - the war fought between Jews and Muslims in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-12-11 00:00:00 Andrew Stacy A really engrossing book about a Sephardic Jew hiding out in Berlin during the War. What makes this novel different from many others written about this same tragic situation is that our "hero," Daniel Saporta, is from Damascus, from a family of successful businessmen. He is sent to Berlin to learn more Western business skills. There is a lot of humor and adventure in this book, in addition to the tragedy.