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Judy Lindow
Yes, I'm reading this, am half way through, and have already decided to read 2 more of her books. It's hard to believe that the story is non-fiction. It reads to me more like historical fiction - in that it's engaging and hard to put down. A clinical recounting of just the facts would not relay the humanity of what happened. The book is hard to put down; it's hard to believe, and the amount of brutality, cruelty and suffering are mind numbing. It is however, hard to pick up for the same reasons. Who wants to know the horrors men are capable of? I've seen pictures and a documentary on the killing fields and quickly put what happened in the part of my brain that sorts items to forget vs. things to dwell on - and forgot. At the same time, I think everyone should read this story. The harder question is: Why? Why should everyone know this happened? That's the important question and answer.
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