H. G. Adler (1910–1988)

Originally written in 1950 but not published in Germany until 1962. Translated and published in English in 2008.

Well, I couldn't make out heads or tails about what the author was trying to portray. It's one thing when it's a book of big words that require you to pause and look up their meanings for better understanding, but it's a whole different ballgame when the author's writing is nothing but riddles, talking in circles and full of repetitive sentences with underlying meanings. Forget the fact that I couldn't even decide who was talking or what exactly they were doing.

I really wanted to try and appreciate this guys writing because of his experience and survival through the holocaust, but the structure of the novel was all over the place. Still, I did give it my very best shot and read through page 100 and would have finished regardless, if only I understood even a little bit.

Although a novel, Adler's real life is supposedly portrayed in the character of Paul Lustig, the only surviving member of his family.… (more)