The Boys from Brazil audiobook

Despite the age of this novel (40 years), it is still a great thriller. It is a masterful mystery, where bit by bit, Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman unlocks a set of clues. He gradually pieces together the details of a terrible conspiracy to kill 94 men, all about 65 years old, around the world. The conspiracy involves Nazis from World War II, who have escaped to South America. There they are led by the incredibly evil Josef Mengele, who seeks to bring back a fourth Reich.This novel held me in its grip from the beginning to the very end. Something about Ira Levin's writing style just caught me and didn't let me go until I finished the book. While some people claim that the plot is a bit far-fetched, it did not strike me that way. It does not seem like science fiction at all, simply a slight extrapolation. I never watched the movie that goes by the same title, so I cannot comment on how it follows or does not follow the book.I did not read this book; I listened to the audiobook, as read by Simon Vance. He does a wonderful job bringing the book to life. I especially appreciated his reading of the dialog where the speakers tried, unsuccessfully, to modify their foreign accents.

I read this book many years ago, one of my first mystery/thrillers beyond the classics. I recall being totally enthralled by the story, reading it during my subway commuting in NY. Since I hadn’t read the blurb (bought it because I was exploring new authors and so many other commuters were reading it), it was a fascinating journey with a unique premise. Lots of twists and I think it’s probably timeless.

Nazi doctor Josef Mengele is alive and well and living in South America. He is also starting a project that he hopes will lead to the creation of the fourth Reich. Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman hopes to stop him. Ira Levin has that special ability to set the scene with a puzzle and then slowly let it unfold as you read. A thoroughly enjoyable thriller

"The Boys from Brazil" was one of those paperbacks that found its way into the ever growing collection of book boxes I moved from residence to my parent's home back to residence back to my parent's and then to my first bachelor apartment. But I didn't read it until I was married and living in my first real adult domicile. I woke up sick on a weekeday and called into work. I went back to bed but after my wife left I felt like I could sit up and read. I opened "The Boys from Brazil" and read it from beginning to end. When my wife came home I'd had this magical daylong escape that was entirely private.Amazing as it sounds I had not seen the movie and did not know what the book was about when I started with the first page. Levin is a master of high-concept horror. I was gripped as the genetic secret was slowly revealed. I won't add more spoiler than that. But I loved the book and have reread it since. It's a taut thriller that scares intellectually and emotionally.Carac

An excellent reasonably quick read by author Ira Levin. I had previously watched the film many years ago and couldn't quite remember in detail but it did not stop my enjoyment at all. Ira Levin has written so many classic novels that have been turned into film blockbusters 'Stepford Wives' 'Rosemary's baby' and this is one more. An interesting plot and great descriptive writing that brings the book to life.

** spoiler alert ** The Boys from Brazil is scary, you feel a cold shiver sliding down your back in a delicate way.There is this hunt for a 'Future Fuehrer', all the suspected 'Boys' have been eliminated by the Nazi Hunter Yakov Liebermann.But as in every Levin book, can we ever be absolutely sure that there are no 'Fuehrers' lurking in our midst?What about that little boy....Scarier than Hell...

Con uno stile pulito e incisivo, questo autore ha disegnato in questo romanzo, un thriller avvincente, con un ritmo serrato e con il "fascino" delle storie ambientate fra spie e spiati, con personaggi del Terzo Reich realmente esistiti. Nel 1978 ne è stato tratto un film con Gregory Peck e Lawrence Olivier, che ha vinto anche dei premi Oscar. Unica nota negativa: la copertina. Dal titolo infatti non ci viene spoilerato nulla, quanto invece dalla figura in copertina. La storia è ambientata nel 1974, in Sudamerica, dove un gruppo di fedelissimi del Fuhrer, tra cui l'"Angelo della morte", il tristemente famoso dottor Josef Mengele, stanno lavorando ad un'operazione segretissima per poter riportare in auge il Reich. Il piano prevede che 94 uomini, di età, intorno ai 65 anni, residenti in diversi paesi del mondo, non legati da nulla fra di loro, vengano uccisi in un giorno prestabilito. Dall'altra parte del mondo, Yakov Liebermann (modellato sulla figura del realmente esistito Simon Wiesenthal), leggendario cacciatore di nazisti, viene a conoscenza di questo piano. Pur sembrandogli assurdo, decide di iniziare delle ricerche per verificare. In un crescendo di situazioni piene di suspense si dipana questa storia, con personaggi importanti che raccontano temi altrettanto importanti come la manipolazione genetica, la conoscenza della storia e il nazismo. Lo scrittore ci confeziona una storia perfetta, fatta di protagonisti carismatici e ripugnanti. Liebermann è un cacciatore di nazisti, un ebreo anziano, un eroe, stanco, burbero e malato. Mengele è uno scienziato geniale, ma votato anima e corpo al nazismo, che ha precorso i tempi della ricerca genetica, apparentemente pacato e gentile, ma è in realtà, il Male più puro personificato. La loro diventa così una lotta fra Bene e Male, in una storia avvincente, che sconvolgerà il lettore, fino alla fineLo consiglio a tutti: recuperate questo autore non ve ne pentirete!

Heerlijk retro leesvoer dit, deze thrillerklassieker uit 1976. De eerste keer las ik het ergens zo'n 30 jaar geleden en nu opnieuw enorm van genoten, zeker ook door al die kleine typische seventies details. Ira Levin weet perfect dat creepy gevoel op te roepen van wat als... en het zou toch eens zo... 'en ieder jaar is de verschrikking aller verschrikkingen, de algemene slachting, verder weg, is ze een beetje minder afgrijselijk. Maar filosofen hebben ons gewaarschuwd: als wij het verleden vergeten, zijn wij gedoemd het te herhalen.'

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