Good Surprise
The book arrived in better condition thant I thought. A nice welcome for my first encounter with used books on amazon.
Inspiration on how to live
I had never heard of Etty Hillesum before reading this book so it was wonderful to find someone "new". Even though the subject is sad her writting was uplifting to me - reminders on how to live today in my easy world compared to hers. She had much inspiration for someone so young and I am so grateful that I found her. This is a book I will grow old with - something I can pick up and read an entry and digest for the day. We all know Anne Frank - I suggest everyone get to know Etty!.
An Interrupted Life used book!
I am very pleased with the service from Amazon, on the recent purchase, of a used next to new book. The book is in excellent condition and the delivery date was far earlier then first specified. I am just getting into the story and find it very interesting. I have also dealt with Amazon on several occasions and have only the best of things to say & report.
Interrupted, But Glorious
I'm your typical neurotic writer, way too self-conscious for my own good, so I identified all too well with Etty's initial stream of niggling complaints and concerns. Knowing where she started (since I've lived it), I found Etty's journey--from living for herself to living for and through others--to be nothing less than mind-blowing. Etty truly becomes "the thinking heart of the barracks," finding hope and contentment she has never known before in the midst of Westerbork concentration camp, a place that drove many others to depression and suicide. Etty is a testament to the power Viktor Frankl says every human being has: "to choose one's own attitude in any given circumstance, to choose one's own way."
a record of inner life during dehumanizing times
As the author of two books that deal with women's lives during the second world war, Children of the Holocaust: Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivorsand Where She Came From : A Daughter's Search for Her Mother's History, and someone who has thoroughly researched the Holocaust literature, I can attest to the unique qualities of this book. Etty's insistence on her right to an inner life despite the insanity of the external world closing in around her is an inspiration to those of us engaged in intellectual or spiritual endeavors in this far easier time. Her account of continuing psychotherapy as the Nazis made the rudiments of ordinary existence impossible is a testament to her passion for understanding herself and her world. Eva Hoffman's intrduction is superb. This is a book I return to again and again.
