The Sonderberg Case Audiobook

" I thought this book was very dull,it lacked the emotion that I thought it would have,judging by the synopsis. The characters were almost forgettable, between Yedidzah career path as a theater critic and him longing for the men that helped him, it was not anything to be excited. I understand what the author was trying to convey when there is a lifeless body found I was expecting something amazing but to no avail, it has grown stale. This was not what I expected,now I am going to have second thoughts before reading a book that "looks" good. "

" Guilty and not guilty. How can someone be both guilty and not guilty? How does one live inside quotation marks? We don't live in the past but the past lives in us. A very thoughtful read on guilt, innocence, morality, and the Holocaust. Eli once again gives us something profound. "

" Hard to follow at first....ends abruptly, but somewhere in the middle you become entranced... "

" I think this is the first Elie Wiesel book I've read. Thought provoking. Interesting premise. Full of literary and philosophical references to illustrious writers (none that I've read). So, I felt a little out of my comfort zone. I did like the way his thoughts were so BIG, Are all his books like this? Heavy with deep meaning and moral dilemnas? "

" At the heart of this novel is a trial, the Sonderberg case, but as things develop the "case" is more than just a trial. An investigation of guilt and innocence and what it means to be human. "

" His writing style really bothers me---all the questions. Plus, the plot is seems lacking--or beside the point. However, the strength was the theme of guilt inherited by German generations after WWII and the sense of thwarted purpose STILL felt by the elder Sonderberg. A deeper exploration of these conflicting emotions would have served the book better. "

" I was looking for a book to take to a long airplane trip to Europe. And miracle of miracles this through noise canceling headphones put me to sleep and we arrived in what seemed like no time! :) Not Wiesel's best work. "

" It's not that this was a horrible book. In fact, there were parts I enjoyed. Overall, the book was all over the place, and I feel like the reader is left with too many questions. This book was a little to deep and a little to heavy at parts for my liking. "

" Very difficult to follow. The perspective keeps changing; it could be because of the translation from French. I could not really get into it. "

" Very good novel about a Jewish journalist who was an infant during the Holocaust. "

" read his book "Night" and saw this on the shelf...even though I enjoyed the twisty plot, it was a wee bit hard to follow in the beginning...but what a finish!!..think I have found a new favorite author... "

" Definitely a powerful story, especially the end. First novel by this author I have read - I will definitely read more of his fiction. "

" I had very high hopes when I started out but in the end, I found this book by Elie Wiesel to be too fragmented for my taste. It seemed that either things in the story needed to be cut out or expanded upon significantly. And the main character's wife......what was up with her? "

" The story had a lot of philosophical musings and a little bit of a mystery. I would have preferred a lot of mystery and a little bit of philosophical musings. "

" Not as much as his some of his other work, although also better than some too. "

" As a journalist and an avid theatre fan, a book whose main character was a theatre reviewer for a newspaper was ideal. The book was moving and compelling. "

" Enjoyed. Of course obsessed with the holocaust. Trial of a young German who may have murdered his uncle. "

" Guilty, and not guilty. A phrase from the book that sums up this story as well as so many other things in life. Guilty and not guilty. "

" I was a bit confused by the story, in which the protagonist makes a discovery about his parents & his family history. The writing & reading were great. "

" This was a riveting book for me. I read it in two sittings -- which is unusual for me. A novel about a man who was a "hidden child" during the holocaust and only late in life learns of his true identity through contact with a German man. Very compelling. I highly recommend it. "

" Great prose as it is usual with Wiesel. Interesting plot and surprising and meaningful ending. "

" this author continues to amaze! "

" Elie Wiesel is renown for his books dealing with the Holocaust. At age 15 Elie was interned at Auchwitz in Poland. The Sonderberg Case asks how the German nation could kill 6 million Jews. The answer: pure hatred. "

" This book was anticlimactic... "