My Review of The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman
By Andrew Rose
Read in November 2012
When I first got my hands on The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman I wasn't too sure about it, but after I started reading I didn't want to stop. The book makes you think about what it would be like to have an enemy always after you. How would you feel if you lost your whole family in one day? What would you do? How would you react to certain things? The author of the book, Wladyslaw Szpliman, was a victum of the holocaust. He lived in Poland and everthing was all well until the Germans invaded. From that point everything went down hill from there. Wladyslaw had so many questions to ask because he could not imagine why any human being would do this sort of thing. Wladyslaw ends up going on a frightning adventure and tries to balance his two most beloved things, this family and his piano playing. The holocaust was a terrible event and this book is about a survivor who makes it through everything dispite the odds being against him. The beginning of the book is a little slow, but towards the end you don't want to put the book down. I was constantly wondering how he would get out certain situations, and what he would do next. Just when you think he was in the clear, something else would come in the way. It really gives you a feel of what it was like during the holocaust, and how somethings have changed. Szpliman is a brave man for surviving the holocaust, and I think that by reading this book you can really learn something. It's not just another holocaust survivor story; It's one man's true horror adventure. It sounds weird how something horrible can be an adventure, but once you read the book you will understand what I'm talking about. If you like real life adventure books that leave the character hanging in there by the skin on his teeth this is definitely the book for you. There are constant cliff hangers and quick wit decisions. You won't want to put this book down once you have picked it up.
Read in November 2012
When I first got my hands on The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman I wasn't too sure about it, but after I started reading I didn't want to stop. The book makes you think about what it would be like to have an enemy always after you. How would you feel if you lost your whole family in one day? What would you do? How would you react to certain things? The author of the book, Wladyslaw Szpliman, was a victum of the holocaust. He lived in Poland and everthing was all well until the Germans invaded. From that point everything went down hill from there. Wladyslaw had so many questions to ask because he could not imagine why any human being would do this sort of thing. Wladyslaw ends up going on a frightning adventure and tries to balance his two most beloved things, this family and his piano playing. The holocaust was a terrible event and this book is about a survivor who makes it through everything dispite the odds being against him. The beginning of the book is a little slow, but towards the end you don't want to put the book down. I was constantly wondering how he would get out certain situations, and what he would do next. Just when you think he was in the clear, something else would come in the way. It really gives you a feel of what it was like during the holocaust, and how somethings have changed. Szpliman is a brave man for surviving the holocaust, and I think that by reading this book you can really learn something. It's not just another holocaust survivor story; It's one man's true horror adventure. It sounds weird how something horrible can be an adventure, but once you read the book you will understand what I'm talking about. If you like real life adventure books that leave the character hanging in there by the skin on his teeth this is definitely the book for you. There are constant cliff hangers and quick wit decisions. You won't want to put this book down once you have picked it up.