When We Cease To Understand the World, Benjamin Labatut

 

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut was short listed for the Booker Prize.  Adrian Nathan West did the translation and Adam Barr did the narration.

Started: 1/14/2022
Completed: 1/15/2022 (Did not finish)
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: Man Booker Prize

Review:

I am honest with myself.  I read to learn and I read to escape.  Reading in detail how cyanide kills--detail to include how the Jews were massacred is beyond what I can do.  I appreciate that there are people who still do not know this in detail.  I do.  I cannot read it again.