The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason Books
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This coming November 11th will the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended The Great War, now known as World War One. Daniel Mason's glorious novel of that war, "The Winter Soldier", is a must-read for anyone who appreciates excellent historical fiction and a profoundly gripping love story.Lucius Krzelewski is 22 years old, a medical student from Vienna, sent to act as a doctor at a Regimental Hospital in the Carpathian mountains in the winter of 1915. When Lucius arrives at the “hospital” it’s not at all what he expected, but HE is not what they expected, either. Met by the hospital's only remaining nurse, Sister Margarete, she quickly surmises Lucius’ inexperience and lack of practical training. Sister Margarete ends up being his greatest teacher.
Mason's careful and vivid descriptions of the medical practices of the time, and the brutality of the war are not for the squeamish. Central to the plot is "the winter soldier", a young man named Horvath, who is brought in with severe "shell shock". Author Daniel Mason, according to the cover notes, is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford, so it is not surprising that his knowledge of neurological disorders connected with WWI is vast, and thus informs Lucius' care of the afflicted. What an utter tragedy that war was.
Some high points of the novel are:
- A riveting and revolting description of catheterizing a moving target!
- Sister Margarete's fabulously grotesque and visceral monologue on lice. You'll start to itch!
- A wonderfully inventive ploy against a first tier villain.
- Exquisite prose with just the right amount of wit, and a protagonist who is so so wonderfully human.
When I got to the last chapter I found any excuse (laundry! groceries! cleaning!) to pause, so that I could to draw it out. I did not want the novel to end - I was afraid to know what happened. I was so fully invested by then it was almost a physical reaction as I slowly turned the pages.
When it came, the end was nothing I could ever have imagined. And it was perfect.
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The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason Books Reviews
A wonderful book in great condition. Thank you.
First chapter. It's hard to tell if this will be a medical journal of war story as the title and Short opening implies.
I picked this up after a review on io9. I'm normally a fantasy lover, but I read this through in one sitting. The story does a good job of character development, and writing from a single perspective. The limitations of the characters are made apparent and exposed without limiting the story, and the writing is almost painfully evocative at times. Really loved it the first 2/3rds of the story but it kind of lost its way a bit when the world opened back up for the characters.
The Winter Soldier is an incredible book. I learned many new words, though I did not take the time to look all of them up in the dictionary. I JUST HAD TO READ ON AND ON. I have spent many, many years reading Holocaust stories. In this book, I learned about the absolute horrors of the war for the people in the ravaged countries. I learned that there is so much more i need to learn about the people and governments that fought and were changed in the First World War. I loved Lucious and his nurse. How will Lucius go on in life after his incredible search for his nurse. How will Lucius find a new life ? The book is so fine--real literature. I hope that a movie is not made of this novel--it stands complete as a fine book. The author did so much research--and it is here in the book, along with the real thoughts and actions of the people we read about. Please Daniel Masson, write another book. I am waiting for the next book. THANK YOU.
Lucius Krelewski begins his medical training in Vienna, not so much to be a healer, as to continue his passion for the study of science. In the middle of his training, WWI begins. With patriotic fervor, he enlists in the Austrian medical corps. Having barely touched any patients during his training, Lucius is sent to a remote medical outpost in the Carpathian Mountains. Here he learns both the art and craft of medicine, the tenderness of love and the barbarity of war. He encounters and is intrigued by what is now called PTSD which plagues so many of his patients. Post war, Lucius too struggles with nightmares.
Mason writes a filigree of prose that borders on poetry. The reader is firmly in place in the beauty of the setting and the emotional depth of the characters. Battle scenarios are frightening in their ferocity. The anguish of Lucius and his patients is palpable. In the end, he goes on a personal odyssey to regain his love, his life and his soul. As in his novel, The Piano Tuner, Mason proves to be a master wordsmith. He creates a very human story that resonates long after the last page.
This was the most interesting book I've read in a while. The story was Human, reflective , compelling and poignant.
It causes you to question your own bravado, should you find yourself in this or a similar circumstance.
The characters appear real and relatable. The story heartfelt.
I recommend this book to anyone that wishes to understand to trials of the unfortunate people at the mercy of the Nazi's.
I loved this book. Dr. Mason is a word master —- his writing is beautiful. I love WWI and WW II stories. Mason just takes you right there in the war and the field hospital. Being a nurse most of my life, I particularly enjoyed reading the hardships of dealing with critically injured soldiers. Of course the love story was magnificent.
This coming November 11th will the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended The Great War, now known as World War One. Daniel Mason's glorious novel of that war, "The Winter Soldier", is a must-read for anyone who appreciates excellent historical fiction and a profoundly gripping love story.
Lucius Krzelewski is 22 years old, a medical student from Vienna, sent to act as a doctor at a Regimental Hospital in the Carpathian mountains in the winter of 1915. When Lucius arrives at the “hospital” it’s not at all what he expected, but HE is not what they expected, either. Met by the hospital's only remaining nurse, Sister Margarete, she quickly surmises Lucius’ inexperience and lack of practical training. Sister Margarete ends up being his greatest teacher.
Mason's careful and vivid descriptions of the medical practices of the time, and the brutality of the war are not for the squeamish. Central to the plot is "the winter soldier", a young man named Horvath, who is brought in with severe "shell shock". Author Daniel Mason, according to the cover notes, is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford, so it is not surprising that his knowledge of neurological disorders connected with WWI is vast, and thus informs Lucius' care of the afflicted. What an utter tragedy that war was.
Some high points of the novel are
- A riveting and revolting description of catheterizing a moving target!
- Sister Margarete's fabulously grotesque and visceral monologue on lice. You'll start to itch!
- A wonderfully inventive ploy against a first tier villain.
- Exquisite prose with just the right amount of wit, and a protagonist who is so so wonderfully human.
When I got to the last chapter I found any excuse (laundry! groceries! cleaning!) to pause, so that I could to draw it out. I did not want the novel to end - I was afraid to know what happened. I was so fully invested by then it was almost a physical reaction as I slowly turned the pages.
When it came, the end was nothing I could ever have imagined. And it was perfect.
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