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Jun 21, 2017
Jen Ifer's Inklings
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Wow. This was a powerful short novel. I have read many stories about WWII and this is the first one of this nature. This reads almost like a diary recount of these days/months/years spent in the concentration camps. Such horrors and heartbreak.
I hope that we never forget the Holocaust and all of the atrocities that were perpetrated during that time. If we do, we will be doomed to repeat it. And that would be a horrible disservice to those who lost their lives and those that survived, alike.
Mr. Wiesel has painted a picture in these pages that is as close as anyone could come to actually being there. That said, I don't think that anyone who was not there will ever be able to fully grasp the enormity of the atrocities that happened to t ...more
Mr. Wiesel has painted a picture in these pages that is as close as anyone could come to actually being there. That said, I don't think that anyone who was not there will ever be able to fully grasp the enormity of the atrocities that happened to t ...more
This book was recommended to me by grad students in my Children's Lit class at BC. It's currently being read in high schools. I read it in 1 day and now have to write a paper that includes analyzing the message, genre, narrative, point of view, etc. I am so glad I read this book even though the visualizations of the concentration camp, the beatings, and hunger that overtook these innocent souls will remain with me for rest of my life. It's this type of YA novel that sticks with you..... read it
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There were many similarities to other accounts I have read, but this one was excellent. I also really liked reading the Nobel acceptance speech at the end of the story. It was very inspiring.
Dec 07, 2012
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Wiesel's soul searing account of his life in the concentration camps of WWII.
I did not always like the reader's interpretation of this audio edition. ...more
I did not always like the reader's interpretation of this audio edition. ...more
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Deedee
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Mackenzie
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