A review by kes813
Dawn by Elie Wiesel

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Eli Wiesel is such a gentle soul, and it comes through in his narration voice in this story. There is such a tone of patience in this story despite Elisha having to make a traumatizing decision, one that he’s not really all in it for. I just found the preface to be beautiful too. “'How are we ever to disarm evil and abolish death as a means to an end? How are we ever to break the cycle of violence and rage? Can terror coexist with justice? Does murder call for murder, despair for revenge? Can hate engender anything but hate?” The little boy at the end who is his younger self who would have liked to hear the man’s story… it broke me.