Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction | 15 July 2008
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on
the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt demonstrates the true horror of
the Third Reich. This horror is not the inherent evil of Hitler or
Himmler or the sadistic camp guards. The holocaust presented these
already morally bankrupt men with the opportunity to commit the evil
which their consciences allowed. Of greater horror are the individuals,
such as Eichmann, who were not evil per se, but who were willing to put
conscience aside in order to advance within an evil system
Arendt does an amazing job of
delving into the mind of Eichmann as well as the reasons why the Final
Solution was successful in some countries and not others. This is not a
book for one who desires light reading. However, if one is seeking to
understand the Final Solution, then this book is a must.
It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On
the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and
dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a
silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero.
What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who
can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in
time to save humanity? No. No, they can't.
This book is in turns terrifying and hilarious.
Intelligently written, yet sneakingly familiar,
this book is a must read for any reader with a funny bone, who can
sleep with one eye open.
