Wie wird man zu einem Mörder oder Dealer? Was treibt einen Menschen dazu an, jemanden zu vergewaltigen oder einen schweren Raub zu begehen? Joe Bausch, Mediziner in der JVA Werl, begegnet tagtäglich Schwerverbrechern, die langjährige Haftstrafen verbüßen müssen. Im Knast haben die Kriminellen viel Z...
Though I keep saying I'm done with the European theater of World War II—and I do a fair job keeping my distance—I am clearly not entirely done. A favorite author writes a phenomenal book about the subject. A story about something unrelated suddenly “goes there.” It's unavoidable. Mix my desire to re...
As Michael Hedges might say, “War is a force that gives us meaning.” Richard Bausch’s Peace offers human character assaulted and revealed by the horror of war. In bleak 1944 Italy, after the Cassino invasion by the Allies, a reconnaissance company stops a farmer’s cart. A German soldier and whore j...
As far as historical romances go, this book hits all the marks. Silly heroine, check. Chauvinistic, overbearing male protagonist, check. Flowery descriptions ad nauseam of their surroundings, yep. The plot of the amnesiac has been around for ages and is one of my least favorite plot devices. That, a...
Beautifully written, evocative and thoughtful piece of work.
Often in short stories, it seems that plot is sacrificed for the sake of coming across as more "literary." Sometimes it is done well, and I can applaud the author; afterward, however, I remember nothing of the story (oh, that was the story where Sally woke up in the morning, put on her make-up and....
Wow! I read this entire book in one sitting with just a couple of pee breaks and a banana snack! Sometimes the books with the fewest words are the most profound.
An interesting novel about a group of young people a year after the assassination of J.F.K. The story particularly focuses on one young man in broadcasting school, who has visions of himself arising in the future as the next Kennedy-like president. A little corny at times, but this is more a reflect...
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