Monday, November 23, 2020

The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman

 This is one book where I watched the movie first, and later read the book.

I watched the movie long back but after finishing the book it felt like the movie did a justice to the book. However, reading the book was still a better experience.

While reading the story there were points where it sounds like that the writer was not talking about himself but about someone else. The narration was so plain that it doesn't really creates any passion but that simplicity is the beauty of the book.

There are many instances which could have been a strong statements of accusations but somehow this got clouded by the human grit or like he mentioned the animal instinct of survival. But that was a bit crude or should I say emotional way to take the blame. This sounds almost like a result of self pity conceived by the helpless situation of saving your loved ones.

Well, even if you've watched the movie, try this book. Worth the time.

Peace

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