A review by eclecticid
The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński

5.0

Absolutely terrifying - I have never had such a reaction to any book I have ever read, it is that dark and savage and depraved. You want to save that abandoned little boy who wanders around the villages of eastern europe but instead you're forced to watch. I read this in 2008 and the imagery in this book still comes back to haunt me. Hence the 5 star rating. It will make you feel ill and anxious but no one can deny that it is powefully written.