Marsha Woerner reviewed Unstoppable by Joshua M. Greene
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4 stars
Overall, I liked this book, but it brought a lot of uncomfortable realizations to mind. I really had mixed feelings about the main character – you know, Siggi B. Wilzig. On the one hand, he did have horrible beginning, and living through the Holocaust and concentration camp evil gave him on lot to deal with. On the other hand, although I feel horrible saying it, I wish he'd been able to get over it. In some ways, his not getting over it did good for the Jewish people, But in many ways, he was a horrible person. In our book club discussion, it was brought up that, other than the violence, he was like a mob boss: you showed loyalty to him no matter what, and he did his best to move mountains for you.
His association with the Ellie Wiesel was interesting, and it was appreciated, as was his …
Overall, I liked this book, but it brought a lot of uncomfortable realizations to mind. I really had mixed feelings about the main character – you know, Siggi B. Wilzig. On the one hand, he did have horrible beginning, and living through the Holocaust and concentration camp evil gave him on lot to deal with. On the other hand, although I feel horrible saying it, I wish he'd been able to get over it. In some ways, his not getting over it did good for the Jewish people, But in many ways, he was a horrible person. In our book club discussion, it was brought up that, other than the violence, he was like a mob boss: you showed loyalty to him no matter what, and he did his best to move mountains for you.
His association with the Ellie Wiesel was interesting, and it was appreciated, as was his involvement with the US Holocaust Museum.
Overall, it was well written and reminded us of the evil of the Holocaust without getting into the gore per se. He truly had full and interesting life.