From the Bookshelf of Around the Year in 52 Books …
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This is Wiesel’s memoir of his (and his family’s) time spent in Auschwitz. For such a slim volume it packs an emotional wallop. The writing is raw and graphic in places, tender and poetic in others.
The central questions Wiesel leaves in the reader’s mind are: Where is God in such horrible eras of history? How far will one descend when faced with terror and deprivation on a daily basis? How can someone truly recover from such an experience?
The ending, when he looks himself in the mirror, will ha ...more
The central questions Wiesel leaves in the reader’s mind are: Where is God in such horrible eras of history? How far will one descend when faced with terror and deprivation on a daily basis? How can someone truly recover from such an experience?
The ending, when he looks himself in the mirror, will ha ...more
This was a very fast, however, emotionally draining read. I think a lot of people need to read and learn all they can about the horrors of the Holocaust. I don't know that I could read it a second time, unless it was for my book club. Only because it was so emotionally draining, there are several Holocaust era books - both fiction and non-fiction that I do re-read. I.E. The Devil's Arithmetic and Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl but this one I don't think I'd re-read. The nice thing about i
...more
Nov 22, 2009
Mandy Hornsby
added it
Jan 25, 2010
Sarah
added it
Apr 27, 2012
Jen
marked it as to-read
May 09, 2013
Sharone
marked it as to-read
Jun 18, 2014
Nathalie
marked it as to-read
Jun 19, 2014
Yuko86
marked it as interesting-keep-an-eye
