The Castle in the Forest (Abridged) Audiobook

" Well-written and exhaustively researched, but felt like it lacked some sort of conclusion. The premise was fascinating, but there were no great truths, no secrets revealed. "

" I've never made it through a Norman Mailer book before so this is an accomplishment for me. Very interesting take on the youth of Adolf Hitler and a reminder how Satan works, and walks, among us all. "

" What a sick bastard. I'm of course talking about Norman Mailer. "

" It's unfortunate that Norman Mailer passed away before he could finish what was supposed to be a trilogy. A fictional look into Adolph Hitler's childhood. "

" This book was well written but very slow. I purchased it two years ago and I still haven't finished the thing. I fell asleep somewhere between Hitler being a naughty boy and his father being a bee keeper. At least that is what I think was going on. "

" Very strange yet interesting book. "

" Started reading this January 4, 2011. "

" I'm still reading this and it's quite strange...not sure what I would have to say about it besides that (and the fact that it's jam-packed with incest). "

" after The Naked And The Dead, this was a huge disappointment for me... an interesting thought maybe, but nothing more "

" This had quite interesting premise, but didn't seem to go anywhere. I gave up somewhere before page 150. "

" I actually listened to this on audio. Picked it up at the library mainly because I saw Norman Mailer. The decision turned out to be a mistake. Not sure what to think really except that if there was a half star option I would have given it that. "

" One of my top favorites. Such a good read. "

" I gave up after a few chapeters. "

" i really enjoyed this book. Mailer put a face and reason behind the world's most evil man. "

" Read about 150 pages and finally decided to stop (too many other good things to read). Was greatly bothered by Mailer's the-Devil-made-me-do-it approach. Besides, I had to keep up with my tradition of never finishing a Norman Mailer book. "

" Forgive me for the following cliche: This was a page-turner. Also forgive me for the fact that this book happened to be about Adolf Hitler. Insightful, hilarious, tongue-biting, and overall genius. I actually punched in late a few times for wont of reading on my lunch break at work. "

" An interesting read, but didn't hold my interest well. Felt like I was slogging through it. "

" Complicated story, and I wish it would have lasted longer, let's say at least through Hitler's twentysomething years.. It stopped right where his actual life should have started! But it was a very good book, i could not let it out of my hand. "

" A bazaar book. Not one of Mailer's best! "

" Very interesting, dark book about Hitler as a boy. Disturbing, but fascinating. "

" This is a strange but interesting story of Hitler's childhood and events that lead up to his birth. It is told from the perspective of what one might call a demon -- one assigned to oversee his progress. Very unusual but it was, after all, written by Norman Mailer. "

" Interesting premise (devil observes life of young Hitler) but very bizarre and dull digressions. Lots of talk about piss and Nicholas II. Come on, Norman, you could've done better than this. "

" Started reading this January 4, 2011. "

" Captivating and masterfully written. The one disappointment is that Mailer intended this book, his last before he died, to be the first of a trilogy. In that sense, the ending may seem unsatisfying, but the rest of it is so great that it hardly makes a difference. I loved this book. "

" i really enjoyed this book. Mailer put a face and reason behind the world's most evil man. "