Schindler's Ark recounts the myth and legend surrounding the real-life enigma, Oscar Schindler, whom saved thousands of Jewish people during the Second World War in Nazi-occupied Poland.
I think this book is an incredible piece of media, and an important one at that. It recounts the tale of Oskar Schindler's life and dealings throughout the war by using retellings from survivors, Oskar's own recounts and stories from those who knew him. However, it states that it is fiction, but I believe a closer description would be fictionalised non-fiction. The writing style from the start feels closer to a memoir or biography rather then a novel. Which I struggled to get on board with and meant I personally felt the pacing was slow. That is not to say I thought it was bad though, I found it very engaging and horrifying in equal measure. As I said, it is a very important story that needs to be told. I liked that the author used German terminology for ranks and didn't talk down to his audience by over explaining. It felt like we were undertaking the journey of research with him.
Overall this book sits on the upper end of middle for me. I struggled to read it but mainly for its dense topic (not something I feel justified holding against the rating) and its writing style. I would definitely recommend it to others with a heavy content warning attached.