4.5 stars! I enjoyed this book immensely! I love a good unlikeable character, and Adam is exactly that! I liked the parallel storylines of Adam in contemporary Melbourne contrasted with Arkady in Auschwitz, as well as the contrasts between how their characters were portrayed- Arkady as gentle and kind, and his grandson Adam as a self-centred businessman. A theme of survival ran through the novel, in an obvious way regarding Arkady's imprisonment during the holocaust, and also in the sense that Adam is struggling to survive the consequences of his own horrendous behaviour and decisions. And then right when you think it couldn't get any worse, THAT REVELATION. THAT TWIST. WHAT A TWIST! Overall, one of the most well-written books I've read in a while, I couldn't put it down!