debumere 's review for:

The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński
5.0

Wow. I have never read anything like this.

The trauma the protagonist experiences is unimaginable. It is horrific.

I found the ending quite sad, finally his parents returned but after all those years on his own, fighting for survival, you just knew he would never be able to settle back into 'normal' life.

A very dark read but I have to say I've of the best I've ever read.