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It seems harsh to give only two stars to such an important story. The tale of the man who was forced to serve as the Tatooist of Auschwitz definitely should be told so the rating is not for the content so much as the flat writing style that kept me disconnected from all of the characters profiled. At some point in the book I started to dislike Lale ( the tatooist) there seemed to be something almost despicable about the way he conducted himself and I wondered if the reason for his lack of depth
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Interesting story but I wasn't a fan of the writing style or voice of it. It also felt under researched and more fic tionalized than historically based. Obviously it's a real person's life and there are limits to that person's point of view and access to further information but I think a more practiced historical fiction writer might have done a better job rounding out the story.
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I rate books with five stars when I intend to read them again. I don't know that I could do this one again, though it certainly deserves it.
Anyone who wants to throw the word "Nazi" around should read this first so they at least have a chance to know what they're talking about.
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Anyone who wants to throw the word "Nazi" around should read this first so they at least have a chance to know what they're talking about.
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“To save one is to save the world.”
This story gives a glimpse into the horrors of arguably the most infamous Nazi death camps and shares the pain and moving story of human resilience, love, “family”, and friendship in the most terrible of times.
This story gives a glimpse into the horrors of arguably the most infamous Nazi death camps and shares the pain and moving story of human resilience, love, “family”, and friendship in the most terrible of times.
Heartbreaking, astoundingly horrific to see what people are capable of doing to their fellow human beings.
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