tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post1078025140480553846..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: All Things In Common - TerezinLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-48423237039803313312013-03-27T20:18:58.647-05:002013-03-27T20:18:58.647-05:00Bay of Fires was named in 1773 by explorer Tobias ...Bay of Fires was named in 1773 by explorer Tobias Furneaux.<br />He saw it from his ship at night and the whole coast was lined by camp fires of the Tasmanian Aborigines. There were so many fires that he was too frightened to land and sailed away Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-23719087897642557382013-03-27T19:38:20.875-05:002013-03-27T19:38:20.875-05:00The Lost Wife moved me to tears and more...I was s...The Lost Wife moved me to tears and more...I was struck by how even in their darkest moments, music and art kept bringing them together to honor what it means to be humans. Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-52870511015587249092013-03-27T19:33:42.525-05:002013-03-27T19:33:42.525-05:00Oh, I agree - the people who live through war with...Oh, I agree - the people who live through war with humanity intact are absolutely amazing.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-8627792189305930972013-03-27T08:11:52.381-05:002013-03-27T08:11:52.381-05:00Very good post. I also thought Prague Winter was a...Very good post. I also thought Prague Winter was an amazing book. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Man of la Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561603511163982556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-67792392137411782202013-03-26T16:51:18.327-05:002013-03-26T16:51:18.327-05:00Humanity is amazing. The capacity of spirit to shi...Humanity is amazing. The capacity of spirit to shine in extremis is almost unbelievable<br /> Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-16853294703947695602013-03-26T13:19:46.392-05:002013-03-26T13:19:46.392-05:00Every time I read about these kinds of atrocities,...Every time I read about these kinds of atrocities, and the ways that the prisoners kept their small freedoms, I feel a mixture of revulsion, followed quickly by awe. I am starting to think that I gave up on WWII fiction because it just made me so melancholy.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-83937533125570525082013-03-26T10:23:08.843-05:002013-03-26T10:23:08.843-05:00I had no idea about this. It's amazing what th...I had no idea about this. It's amazing what they accomplished. Thanks for letting me know about this.Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-34723529414417506812013-03-26T02:59:53.179-05:002013-03-26T02:59:53.179-05:00Thank you for writing about this book again as I m...Thank you for writing about this book again as I must have missed your review. It ties in well with the Madeleine Albright autobiography. I didn't know about Terezin and the hidden artwork that came to light after the war. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.com