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Wiesel was not yet fifteen when the Transylvanian village he and his family lived in was evacuated during WWII. His family was taken to German concentration camps, separated, and he and his father were in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Wiesel describes the horrors of starvation, beatings and fear of being next for selection.
This is a slim book but it's packed with Wiesel's experience. He is more honest with the reader than most would be, such as admitting to being angry at his starved father for movi ...more
This is a slim book but it's packed with Wiesel's experience. He is more honest with the reader than most would be, such as admitting to being angry at his starved father for movi ...more
Another one about the concentration camps. My dad passed this to me after telling him about Man's Search for Meaning. A more depressing look at life, with little in the way of hope. But a story that needs telling and understanding. Beautifully written, a raw rendering of emotion.
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So short, but soul-wrenchingly real.
Sep 17, 2011
Kimberly
marked it as to-read
