tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post1609699030219207965..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Was God On Vacation? by Jack van der Geest - Guest ReviewLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-33322076852407068242011-06-19T12:43:20.541-05:002011-06-19T12:43:20.541-05:00This was truely the best book I have ever read. I ...This was truely the best book I have ever read. I remember getting the chance to meet him and personally listen to his story when i was growing up in SD. Many years later I still have the autographed book that i bought from his own hands and every time i see it i can remember sitting in the gym at our school listening to him. It is a must read, this is one book that should be read by everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-67933291630996403442011-01-27T20:27:13.426-06:002011-01-27T20:27:13.426-06:00Excellent review and one that sounds like a must r...Excellent review and one that sounds like a must read!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-12863794848095313672011-01-27T04:35:57.118-06:002011-01-27T04:35:57.118-06:00Thanks to you Dad for bringing the writing of Jack...Thanks to you Dad for bringing the writing of Jack van der Geest to our attention and for the youtube link. It must be meaningful to have a family link, but it's relevant to all of us and important to read such memoirs. My best friend's Polish gentile parents survived Auschwitz. I often wondered how, but they suffered from ill health, the father was blinded and they never talked about their experiences, so the memoirs or filmed interviews from concentration camp survivors are important, thought-provoking records.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-22432572279419698432011-01-26T17:08:19.670-06:002011-01-26T17:08:19.670-06:00Wow! What a powerful story! I'm surprised that...Wow! What a powerful story! I'm surprised that this book is just 180 pages. I have a feeling Jack van der Geest could feel1800 Pages easily with his life story. He must be a strong and remarkably courageous man. What really impressed me, aside from his brilliant and daring escape, was his choice to risk his life helping save others after almost dying in a concentration camp. It really makes you think...and count your blessings.<br /><br />Thank you Lisa and Lisa's dad for sharing your review of this amazing book by a more amazing man. I plan to look him up momentarily.<br />~ AmyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-33566811832089800722011-01-26T10:02:37.300-06:002011-01-26T10:02:37.300-06:00Lisa, I'm so jealous that your family reads an...Lisa, I'm so jealous that your family reads and will do reviews with you! I don't come from a book-loving family.<br /><br />The only family member of mine that reads is my older sister, maybe I can talk her into doing a guest review one day...hmmm....Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-63958725921978937332011-01-26T09:00:40.424-06:002011-01-26T09:00:40.424-06:00Oh, wow! This does sound like an amazing story and...Oh, wow! This does sound like an amazing story and I am eager to give it a try. I have a few friends who I think would love it as well. Thanks for the fantastic review, Dad!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-21035843536111680702011-01-26T08:26:52.143-06:002011-01-26T08:26:52.143-06:00Thanks for this compelling review!
There is a wom...Thanks for this compelling review!<br /><br />There is a woman who survived Babi Yar in a similar way. The novel White Hotel is a fictional retelling of her story, in case you are interested.rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.com