The author of a book in which a Dr. Adam Kelno was named and accused of violent crimes against humanity is being sued by Dr. Kelno who denies the allegations brought forth in the book.

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Summary: Explore Jadwiga
Comment: I have read several books lately that deal with Polish history and World War II. The other books such as Poland by James Mitchener and Mila 18 by Leon Uris gave me a broad view of Poland and Nazi occupation. The horror stories and general atrocities are sickeningly endless.

In QB VII I got a sense of the individual pain endured by victims of the war. The court room setting and the witness accounts of brutality by a famed doctor are riveting and grotesque. This book narrowed down the insanity of the Nazi regime to a finer grain when I read of how the maimed survived and explained of the immense strength people had to relive the past and tell the tales again to bring people to justice on the witness stand.

The reasoning behind the operations is nothing short of a horrifying joke and many amazing truths come out in the British trial.

Some parts of the book I thought were a bit of a soapbox melodrama and I am only referring to the back drop of the lives of the journalist Cady and the doctor accused, the courtroom drama is head on and you get a front seat during an important procedure.

If you are interested in a bird's eye view of a great courtroom battle and how perhaps some people were involved either in big or small roles in the German hate fest then read this book. It is of course ghastly in description in some parts but you get a feel for the fight for survival in the concentration camp, Jadwiga. It is a tale of heroes and cowards, one you won't soon forget it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: Having read Exodus a few weeks ago, I really enjoyed this fictionalized account of the libel lawsuit brought against Uris after the publication of Exodus. In the first third of the QB VII, we meet Dr. Adam Kelno, who has cleared his name as a war criminal after his term as a prisoner/doctor at a notorious concentration camp and his subsequent flight to the remote jungles of the British Empire to escape further scrutiny. The second third of the book explores the life of Abraham Cady, Uris's alter ego. We are not only introduced to Cady's childhood, war experiences, and family, but also to his career as a writer and his inspirations. He has some successes and failures, but the huge success of his book "Holocaust" makes him an international figure, and a hero among the Jews. However, in the last third of QB VII, Dr. Kelno is made aware of the mention of his own name in "Holocaust" and the book's insinuation that he conducted thousands of medical experiments on Jews in the concentration camp in which he was a prisoner/doctor. This provokes him to file the lawsuit against Cady and thus begins an emotional courtroom drama.

Uris does a great job explaining the structure of the British legal system and the trial is an affecting and often disturbing recount of the horrors of concentration camp life. The testimonies are raw and the dialogue is great. This in-depth look at the medical experiments that took place during the Holocaust is at times graphic and unnerving, but Uris writes it so well. Anyone who enjoyed Exodus must read QB VII and anyone who likes courtroom dramas would be thrilled with the intensity of this book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: QB7Review
Comment: Very predictable story. The writing is a little out of date by today,s usage. It is still a decent read even if it is a little long.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Hobo Philosopher
Comment: This was another Leon Uris classic that I could not put down. I considered it an expose rather than a mystery story as some of the other reviewers. I had no trouble in determining guilt. This was a very clear case of Crime and Punishment. It was more fuel for the Holocaust. And it was once again another Leon Urus classic.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Human Condition Story
Comment: This fast-paced, in depth courtroom drama based upon the atrocities of the holocaust kept me asking many questions, and sympathizing with both sides, even to the last page, and afterwards.

QB VII is a great book that keeps the reader asking, "Is he guilty, or is there another explanation?"

I like books like this, because they allow the reader to be there, to see, feel, and think through the details of the plot, and to develop greater critical-thinking skills.

Uris combined legal drama, history, and the risk of media exposure into one story that will remain valuable for many years to come.

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