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'The Giving Tree': Tender Story of Unconditional Love or Disturbing Tale of Selfishness... - 9 views

www.nytimes.com/...rbing-tale-of-selfishness.html

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      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      Showing this bland ending makes me not want to even read the book.
  • “The Nazis would have loved it,”
    • javascott
      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      This is a harsh reality.  This shows her ill feelings towards the book.
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  • happy” is not unlike the sadness of knowing
    • javascott
      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      This interpretation of the ending makes it more complex and a possible read.
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Martin Amis's "The Zone of Interest" - 12 views

www.newyorker.com/...death-factory

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      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      Text to text: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!
  • a de-Nazified German
  • Nazi doctor-experimenter is presented in reverse chronological order,
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  • “I use
  • “I used to be numb; now I’m raw.
    • javascott
      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      This is deep.  It shows the severity of the effects the Holocaust had.
    • javascott
      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      This is deep.  It shows the severity of the effects the Holocaust had.
    • javascott
      javascott on 06 Oct 14
       
      I don't believe it was that easy, not liking the word choice here.
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