A review by hatseflats
Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II by Svetlana Alexiévich

5.0

There are no words. This one is a real punch to the gut. This is the third collection of 'oral histories' by Svetlana Alexievich that I have read, and of the three, this collection of adults recalling their experiences as children during World War II is by far the heaviest. It's difficult to say that I 'enjoyed' reading this collection, but I feel somehow richer for having done so. Man's inhumanity to man never ceases to amazes me.