Jerzy Kosinski - The Painted Bird

Pros: Wonderfully written dramas of a young boy in World War II

Cons: Brutal violence

The Bottom Line: The book is an amazing account of human depravity and a boys struggle to survive.

Review: I first picked up The Painted Bird for my Horror Fiction class. I did not realize at first why this book was on the list for horror. It starts out as a story of a young boy abandoned by his parents. As I read further the understanding hit me like a...

Pros: Top notch literature, fascinating read, brilliant!

Cons: Brutal violence and sex (not a happy book...)

Review: Jerzy Kosinski committed suicide.

That says quite a bit about his semi-autobiographical novel: The Painted Bird. The first time I read it, I was horrified. You see, what makes this book so appealing is that Kosinski uses graphic,...