Five stars because I will think about this for the rest of my life.

I read The Pianist in less than 24 hours. I had work to do. I did not do it. I just read and cried for like an entire day.

It seems insane to make a movie about this and make money off of someone else's nightmare of a life, but...that's the way of the world I guess. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys knowing things, but I also urge you to read it at home and not on your lunch break. Too upsetting.