The Boys from Brazil (Pegasus Classics) by Ira Levin (Epub)

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Alive and hiding in South America, the fiendish Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a horrifying project—the creation of the Fourth Reich. Barry Kohler, a young investigative journalist, gets wind of the project and informs famed Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman, but before he can relay the evidence, Kohler is killed.

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Ira Levin is the author of The Boys from Brazil, Rosemary’s Baby, Son of Rosemary, The Stepford Wives, This Perfect Day, Sliver, and A Kiss Before Dying (for which he won the Edgar Award). Levin was also the recipient of three Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Awards. His website is iralevin.org. Review A novel by Ira Levin is like a bag of popcorn: there’s no way to stop once you’ve started. An irresistible novel, with a science fiction twist.– “Newsweek”Ira Levin’s most inventive plot since Rosemary’s Baby. Extremely clever, consisting of familiar Levin themes-biological engineering, the rebirth of the devil, human automation.– “New York Times” –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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⭐ Nowadays, one can only imagine what year is 1939 through 1944 we’re actually like. That is unless you are of Jewish dissent and you happen to have had family parish in the likes of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps.This is a fictitious story have quite a large number of youngboys who actually did, from Brazil, but were placed with families all over the world. Those that placed these young boys throughout the world, were devious, deceptive, even evil intended.Once again, this is a fictitious story about Dr. Josef Mengele and a few of his closest associates and Yakov Lieberman of Vienna, the aging head of the war crimes information center.A young American student finds himself in Brazil and he is tape recording a meeting in which the Nazis hatched their plan which leads, or which will lead, to potentially the death of 94 men Age 65 or a bit older and their wives who adopted the boys from Brazil.An excellent read. Insightful, intriguing, and well worth the time spent.

⭐ It’s Brazil, 1974 and this South American country is still a haven for Nazis hiding from justice from their despicable war crimes. A young American journalist has been tracking the suspicious activities of several high-ranking Nazis and arranges to eavesdrop on a secret meeting, a meeting organized by Dr. Josef Mengele the man who ran Auschwitz, the man known as the “Angel of Death”.Dr. Mengele unleashes a master plan that, in his warped mind, is the hope and destiny of the Aryan race. The young man manages to record part of that meeting and contacts Yakov Liebermann, the famous Nazi hunter, inspired mostly by Simon Wiesenthal. The young man soon disappears leaving Liebermann to find the answer to the question: why must 94 men, all over the world, have to die, all close to sixty-five years old, and on or near certain dates in the next two and a half years?The reader is left wondering, just like Lieberman, why must 94 mid-level civil servants die? Preferring to work alone, Lieberman begins to ask questions and through his investigations discovers that a number of men have already died… accidently and these men all had sons all with a remarkable likeness.The concept of mono-nuclear reproduction is introduced, motivating the reader to do their own inquiry and understanding of the science; I know I was. The concept of mono-nuclear reproduction, i.e. “cloning” raises another question. From which donor would Mengele want to scientifically reproduce 94 black haired, blue eyed boys all with the same genetic inheritance? Given the period in our history and the characters involved, the answer becomes fearfully unthinkable, but quite clear. But Mengele also understands that science alone will not work. To maximize the intent of the science and his ultimate goal, domestic and cultural influences must also be duplicated.When Lieberman’s efforts are being noticed on the international stage, Nazi leadership in Brazil calls back Mengele’s assassins. Mengele, the evil psychopath, decides to strike out on his own to complete his twisted plan. And Lieberman must stop the killings and stop Mengele. They’re both on a collision course.When this situation reaches its rightful conclusion, the reader is left with a final question: what will happen to the boys?“The Boys from Brazil” is a fine novel with a despicably ingenuous plot. The book brilliantly spins a fiction from one of the darkest periods in our history. It is clearly written and thought provoking causing the reader to ask: could it have been accomplished, and are the boys now men?I highly recommend “The Boys from Brazil”.

⭐ This is a terrific novel and should be required reading for all aspiring thriller writers. Levin demonstrates that you don’t need a hunky ex-Navy SEAL, graphic scenes of torture or pages of mind numbing forensic detail to tell an exciting story where the fate of the world hangs in the balance. The author’s protagonist is 62 year old Yakov Liebermann, who has spent his career tracking down ex-Nazis who escaped at the end of World War II. But by the 1970s (when Levin wrote the novel) world wide interest in finding old Nazis is fading and Liebermann’s organization has hit on tough times.Then he gets a call that is cut short when the caller is murdered. But before he is killed the man alerts Liebermann to a new Nazi conspiracy that threatens the fate of humankind. What follows is a roller coaster of exciting, suspenseful scenes, cutting edge technology and enough plot twists to satisfy any thriller reader. Ira Levin only wrote seven novels in his lifetime, including ROSEMARY’S BABY and THE STEPFORD WIVES, but he is deservedly recognized as one of the real shining stars in the galaxy of American thriller writers and I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a classic work of the genre.

⭐ This book is just ok, the plot and writing often drag, and it is too predictable. I hate to say this about a book by a great author that many consider almost a classic in the horror/science fiction genre. This was originally published in the 1970s, and I’ve read many books from that era, so I don’t think I can chalk it up to the writing style of the time. It is an ok read, evil Nazi theme, and a hunt for the villains in order to avert disaster, etc. I won’t reveal the details or the minor twists. Only for true fans of Ira Levin and the genre.

⭐ Normally the book is better than the film, more detail, etc., but in this case the film is far superior to the book. I’m slogging through it and there has been zero tension in what should be a very terse, taught tale. Add to that the thing costs 12.99 in Kindle when it’s worth about a tenth of that.I’d skip it and see the film.

⭐ There’s plenty of mystery and suspense in this tale of escaped Nazis and a devilish plan to revive the Third Reich. My only criticism is that the writing sometimes bogs down to excessive, unnecessary detail e.g. the dinner in the beginning of the novel where the reader is overwhelmed with what seems like a dozen or more characters in short order. But a great story.

⭐ This is my third Levin and I’m starting to think he will be one of my favorites. I can’t help but be attracted to the narrative style, the peculiar attention to the details, the relatively possible but improbable plots, the way he builds up, giving up the clues by a trickle.Anyway, this book’s plot is chillingly disturbing. The characters are well cemented and there is no deviation. Even the Nazis appear more “gray” and real than you might think. There is no instance of deus ex machina (I am most pleased). Everything flows naturally, something that I’ve only seen with Levin. The ending–and I kept fooling myself that it might be a happy ending– is seriously creepy. I can’t help but wonder how everything turned out in the end.

⭐ Ira Levin is a master of suspense. Stephen King called him the Swiss watchmaker of the suspense novel because his plots are so intricately and beautifully done. The Boys from Brazil meets the master’s high standards – he wrote just seven novels in his career, a testament to his exacting nature, I’m guessing. It’s a quick read, easily finished in a sitting or two. I would not say it’s near his best. For me, his masterwork is a Kiss Before Dying, which he wrote when he was just 24. The Boys from Brazil is not quite as exciting as some of his other books. It’s high concept, like all of his books, which made Levin a Hollywood darling. I think the book suffers because it’s taking on some pretty big themes and can’t really adequately deal with them and keep the story moving. Still, the scene with Mengele and the pseudo Wiesenthal character is worth the price of admission alone. It’s a remarkable work of writing, right up there with the rooftop killing in Kiss Before Dying.

⭐ Ira Levin wrote this book in the 1970s when Josef Mengale was still a fugitive from justice, so the story is no more than an author’s fantasy of how the villain might ultimately be caught and killed. It was certainly possible at that time. In reality, Mengele died in 1979 as a fugitive–he was never arrested–by drowning in the ocean, possibly from a heart attack while swimming. His remains were later identified by DNA samples as Mengele and further corroborated by his son. The hero, Libermann, shows us at the end of the book that there is more to cloning of a human being than merely reproducing a body and a mind from exact chromosomes. Even in identical twins, who have the exact genetic material and environmental situations, when they mature and have control over their lives, often develop and express different tendencies, qualities, and ambitions, making them only apparently alike. Therefore Mengale’s belief that a Hitler could be created by manipulating and duplicating the mind/body genes is pure non-science. He also forgot to factor in the principle of past-life karma and its present-life reactions, which impact our lives, cause us to have varied experiences and and greatly determine our choices and differences.The other critics have nicely described the plot and its development, which I agree with, so I won’t bore you with repetition of it. What I especially liked was the way the book was plotted–very, very carefully–the believable way the characters and the story were handled, and the ever-increasing suspense that made the book un-putdownable. Levin is truly a master of “milking” suspense–intensifying it page after page by arousing in the reader the “what-is-going-to-happen?” symptom. Also, he uses familiar but well-chosen words to spin his sentences and paragraphs, keeping the prose clear so that you can understand the story’s focus and never feel bewildered, which is damnable in suspense writing.Any writer who wants to learn how to develop suspense in his writing should read this book as a primer. I personally thought the book was far better written than the movie for this reason alone. The movie, though acted and directed well by excellent talents , often moved too fast, leaving out important material that explained many of the characters’ actions. For this reason, I found myself often asking, “Why is this or that happening?”–it just wasn’t too clear. Nonetheless, I’d still recommend seeing the movie, for it is far superior to most suspense thrillers, especially the later scenes with the dogs that gave the movie a scary, violent edge, a payoff that the viewer might be hoping to see .

⭐ Went into this not knowing what to expect and I was thrilled with the results. It was a pretty quick read, with interesting characters, and it didn’t waste much time with the plot. I think they’ve made a film out of it, and I’m curious as to why they haven’t remade it as the story is pretty solid. I’d watch it. It has a good combination of sci-fi, history, and espionage. Think Dan Brown but better/deeper.

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