bookspinesandwine's review against another edition
5.0
This is an amazingly researched book on Auschwitz, to anyone interested in the Holocaust.
littlefoot10's review against another edition
4.0
I really thought that I would be reading this novel for some time. However, that was not the case.
I flew through this book. The information within these pages...I honestly feel this needs to be a compulsatory read.
This novel felt different to me from other accounts of what transpired as it told the story from all angles and views. However hard those were to read, the words and the actions that took place need to be remembered. The horrors of the past cannot be repeated.
Even though there is only 6 chapters in this book, each is though provoking, horrifying and also at times full of hope.
I will never truly understand this period and what transpired no matter how much literature I read. However, the world needs to remember and hold themselves accountable for their individual actions within this global world.
Highly recommend this book.
I flew through this book. The information within these pages...I honestly feel this needs to be a compulsatory read.
This novel felt different to me from other accounts of what transpired as it told the story from all angles and views. However hard those were to read, the words and the actions that took place need to be remembered. The horrors of the past cannot be repeated.
Even though there is only 6 chapters in this book, each is though provoking, horrifying and also at times full of hope.
I will never truly understand this period and what transpired no matter how much literature I read. However, the world needs to remember and hold themselves accountable for their individual actions within this global world.
Highly recommend this book.
msjaquiss's review against another edition
5.0
An important work of Holocaust history. Excellent writing.
katymitchell91's review against another edition
5.0
I had to put this book down every 20 pages, not because it was bad but because Rees describes the horrors of Auschwitz so vividly. He went into the many complexities of life at Auschwitz both for prisoners and the SS, as well as describing the social and political culture of Germany before and after the war. Very sad, but educational and still relevant today.
bebenciukoknygos's review against another edition
5.0
Buvo labai įdomu skaityti. Autorius pateikia daug informacijos apie koncentracijos stovyklas, tą laikmetį, politinius sprendimus, kertines asmenybes ir mėgina paaiškinti, kodėl vyko tai, kad vyko. Kodėl Aušvicas augo ir kito. Taip pat pateikta daug žmonių pasakojimų, tiek interviu su buvusius esesininku, tiek žmonių, kurie buvo išvežti į koncentracijos stovyklą. Skaitydamas vieno žmogaus patyrimus, tiek apie gyvenimą Aušvice ir apskritai, apie dalykus, kurie tuo laikmečiu dėjosi, nesuprasi. Manau, žminėms, kuriems įdomi ši tema, čia yra privalomas skaitinys.
doritospeper's review against another edition
4.0
"A warning for us, and for those who will come after."
dawnkrause's review against another edition
5.0
Fabulous book. Rees had access to many survivors of Auschwitz including some SS who worked there. What struck me the most is that of some 6,500 SS who worked at Auschwitz only about 750 were tried. Thousands went "scot-free" (Rees' words). Those who were executed showed no remorse and their culpability was much more than just "following orders".
cragglenic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5