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A review by mrsbooknerd
The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz: A Powerful True Story of Hope and Survival by Thomas Geve
4.0
This was an exceptionally detailed memoir about Thomas Geve's time in three concentration camps. I have read several similar books, and this one was by far the one that captured the daily struggles and issues in the most detail.
As a historical account, it is exceptional. Though it does record some of the truly horrific events of the concentration camps, some I'd not heard described before in other survivor memories, and which are almost impossible to comprehend, I didn't feel that this memoir had an emotional impact beyond being horrfied. I'm trying hard to make this not sound like a criticism.
Essentially, if you want an amazingly detailed record of life in concentration camps, this is the book for you. If you want a memoir that injects emotion behind the retelling, then you won't find it.
As a historical account, it is exceptional. Though it does record some of the truly horrific events of the concentration camps, some I'd not heard described before in other survivor memories, and which are almost impossible to comprehend, I didn't feel that this memoir had an emotional impact beyond being horrfied. I'm trying hard to make this not sound like a criticism.
Essentially, if you want an amazingly detailed record of life in concentration camps, this is the book for you. If you want a memoir that injects emotion behind the retelling, then you won't find it.