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graciegrace1178's review against another edition
4.0
4.33 stars. Muchh shorter than I imagined but remarkably painful.
PT: Rory Gilmore reading challenge, reading around the world: Sighet Transylvania + others, books on the Holocaust
full review in progress
PT: Rory Gilmore reading challenge, reading around the world: Sighet Transylvania + others, books on the Holocaust
full review in progress
gothgf1567's review against another edition
At the beginning of this book, the introduction speaks of the need for this book so as to never allow anything like this to happen again. And then, the zionist calls for the colonization of Palestine from the author both in the book and during his lifetime, which in the future becomes an active and decades long genocide, seems to conflict with this sentiment. This memoir is incredibly powerful and necessary, and yet I find myself conflicted at the failure of the author and contributors to recognize their hypocrisy.
turtlebassoonist's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
As a religious man, this book hurt and burned unlike anything I've read before. How is a faith to stand in the context of such suffering? As this record of pain carries memories of one of humanity's most depraved hours through the decades, I am confident, however, that the challenge of this book will inspire endurance and a hope that will not be put to shame.
Moderate: Police brutality, Antisemitism, and War
rachelbaack's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Summary: This is the heartbreaking and autobiographical story of Elie Wiesel, a Jewish boy who was forced into a concentration camp during World War II. The book reveals the horrors of the Holocaust and the emotional toll that it took on the Nazis’ victims.
Moderate: Genocide
danerys's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5