The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Mar 14, 2019 Ann rated it liked it

Shelves: 2019-atw-80, 2019-aty-52

I wish this true-to-life story had a better storyteller. After Elie Wiesel's harrowing trilogy, I could not bear to read another book about the Holocaust for years. The jejune writing in The Tattooist of Auschwitz made it, for lack of a better word, more approachable; however, it is such a disservice to the story, which premise I liked.

Given that the Auschwitz Memorial Research Centre has flagged inaccuracies in the book (even I caught the one about the bus), I hope that readers will read better ...more

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Mar 28, 2019 Celeste rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars. This book gives a perspective inside the concentration camp that often times is vilified-helping the Nazis. I loved Lale and his strong spirit and kind heart. Great book. The only reason it’s not a solid 5 is the afterword is a bit muddled and confusing. There is a part written by Lale’s son, but it doesn’t label it as written by him. Other than that it’s a good good book. Trio B.C.

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Jun 30, 2019 Graceann rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, reading-women-2019

I feel bad that I didn't like this book more, especially since it's a novel based on the memories of one of the characters in it, and was written with the input of that person's child. It just didn't connect with me, and I finished with the feeling of "meh," which is most definitely not the reaction you would expect to have to a novel about a personal story from a horrific time.

Lale (his son has said that he's disappointed that his father's nickname wasn't written correctly as "Lali") is deporte ...more

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Mar 16, 2024 Clare rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2024-aty-challenge

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Jan 28, 2019 Crystal rated it liked it

Shelves: aty-2019, ps-2019

I thought that this was a good book. These stories do need to be told and I am glad he was able to before he passed away. I did feel that some of the writing style was not great, and in some ways did feel more like a screen play.

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Oct 09, 2021 Angela Jones rated it it was amazing

Not gonna lie, it was the amazing voice of Richard Armitage as the narrator of the audiobook that pushed this to 5 stars for me. The story itself would only be a 4-star read but the audio...definitely 5.

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Oct 16, 2019 Jen Ifer's Inklings rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-books, library, bookends-bookclub, read-in-2019

This story was told in a very captivating way while still highlighting both the horrors of Auschwitz and the hope and resilience that many of the captive exhibited.

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