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over a year ago
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right here we go guys n gals this is the start of our book club
the book we will be reading is
'The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz' by Denis Avey
Description
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz III. In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could. He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced to death through labour. Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain. For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story - a tale as gripping as it is moving - which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief.
we have 3 weeks to read it then all meet back here to discuss it once we are all done
anyone can join in with us at any point if your reading this 2 weeks in and want to join us then go grab a copy and join in you do not have to ve in on day 1 as we want this to be an all inclusive book club
all i ask is you do not spoil the book for others during the 3 weeks feel free to say if your loving it or hating it but do not put anything about the characters or plot line until the 3 weeks are up
so here we go guys
hope you all enjoy and i look forward to hearing what everyone thinks of it
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Got mine on Kindle, started it this afternoon and liking it already.
Dead chuffed we voted this one as I've been meaning to buy it since before Christmas lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"aw... I paid for mine 
Hope I enjoy it  although, it does sound a tad depressing  "
Read two books, dip into a happy/comedic/up-beat one at the same time so that this one doesn't affect you too much. xxx |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I don't have to buy one now as our son is coming home for the weekend and he reckons he will be finished reading it by Sunday so I'm just going to pinch his copy
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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how we all doing?
i'm loving it its really gripping me, i haven't found a lot of time to read it but when i do i struggle to stop, i'm up to chapter 8 so far
just remember no spoilers some might not be as far in as you are |
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"how we all doing?
i'm loving it its really gripping me, i haven't found a lot of time to read it but when i do i struggle to stop, i'm up to chapter 8 so far
just remember no spoilers some might not be as far in as you are"
Only on chapter two will read more later, i cried at the forward lol. I already have a visual picture of the guy writing the book. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Only on chapter two will read more later, i cried at the forward lol. I already have a visual picture of the guy writing the book."
i've managed to not cry yet but i'm really having to suck it up, i just keep thinking i'm glad our lad is in the army now and not then |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"just finished chapter 3 and must admit a few tears have been shed 
..... so glad I joined the book club  "
oh thats good to hear i think its all about reading books you would normally pass over for your usual type of read as you just never know what you might find |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm finished did shed a tear more than once, but found lots to smile at too.
Glad I spotted this thread, it's a book I would never have chosen ... mind you that's every book as it's the first I've done in years |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I cheated, I bought the 'audio' version, so got to listen to it whilst grouting tiles and doing other little jobs. Luckily the narrator did a great job of it so I never got distracted from his words. |
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"I cheated, I bought the 'audio' version, so got to listen to it whilst grouting tiles and doing other little jobs. Luckily the narrator did a great job of it so I never got distracted from his words. "
i've never tried an audio book might have to give it a go sometime
although not one read by Stephen Fry as i find his voice so soothing i might keep falling asleep  |
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"I haven't started yet but its not a big book so it won't take me long, it sounds as if its gonna be a good read "
it sure is treacle i'm really enjoying it so far
hope you do too
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By (user no longer on site)
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i've never tried an audio book might have to give it a go sometime
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If you do, I would suggest having a quick listen first online, as sometimes the voice can really ruin it for you if you don't like it |
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i've never tried an audio book might have to give it a go sometime
If you do, I would suggest having a quick listen first online, as sometimes the voice can really ruin it for you if you don't like it "
oooo didn't know you could do that cheers for the heads up |
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"I want to know what's next "
that's a good point we need to come up with a way to pick the next one as we only have a week till its time to start the next one
how about if we pick genres then i'll search for 4 books in that genre and we vote again how does that sound?
we could then just work through the genres then if we are still going we can just start all over again maybe |
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"I want to know what's next
that's a good point we need to come up with a way to pick the next one as we only have a week till its time to start the next one
how about if we pick genres then i'll search for 4 books in that genre and we vote again how does that sound?
we could then just work through the genres then if we are still going we can just start all over again maybe"
I like that idea; it exposes people to books they wouldnt ordinarily have read.
So are you thinking of genres like Fiction, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, True Stories, Biography etc? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I want to know what's next
that's a good point we need to come up with a way to pick the next one as we only have a week till its time to start the next one
how about if we pick genres then i'll search for 4 books in that genre and we vote again how does that sound?
we could then just work through the genres then if we are still going we can just start all over again maybe
I like that idea; it exposes people to books they wouldnt ordinarily have read.
So are you thinking of genres like Fiction, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, True Stories, Biography etc?"
ooo well done you i'm brain dead today go throw them on the other thread i just posted please treacle
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I want to know what's next
that's a good point we need to come up with a way to pick the next one as we only have a week till its time to start the next one
how about if we pick genres then i'll search for 4 books in that genre and we vote again how does that sound?
we could then just work through the genres then if we are still going we can just start all over again maybe
I like that idea; it exposes people to books they wouldnt ordinarily have read.
So are you thinking of genres like Fiction, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, True Stories, Biography etc?
ooo well done you i'm brain dead today go throw them on the other thread i just posted please treacle
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Done it xx |
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"you carry on without me as I've not finished yet ..... as I said earlier I've been a bit busy
I will avoid the discussions so I don't spoil it for myself
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Ok treacle I'll start it tomorrow lunch time |
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same here found a free copy online.