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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

Heather Morris

Start date: January 2, 2019

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Oct 18, 2019 Robin Loves Reading rated it it was amazing

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With his very life being at stake, as well as that of his family, and all choice completely taken away from him, all led to Lale Sokolov's capture, being transported and ultimately imprisoned in more than one concentration camp. It started for Lale in April 1942, and per the norm for those suffering in concentration camps, he was assigned a number, 32407.

Lale is rather unique, however. He excels at languages and is intelligent as well as selfless. He starts to attain status in the camps. He turn ...more

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Mar 03, 2021 Maddie rated it liked it · review of another edition

I always dislike rating WW2 stories based on true life as an 'average' book, because it's technically someone's life that I'm rating. I should be happy that I found this book 'slow and not action-packed'. This may sound morbid, but I read harrowing historical fiction for the sake of people shocked and heartbroken. Did this particular story do that? Not exactly.
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I was watching a booktube wrap-up and one line stuck out to me: 'Are all WWII books the same? Yaaaa. Do I keep reading them? Yaaaa.' And ...more

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Jul 23, 2019 Jade aka MrsTosh rated it really liked it · review of another edition

What a book, I ended up in floods of tears but a smile on my face. What a heartbreaking story, all the more so as it is based on true events. I think it is very important books like these are written to keep people aware of how horrific this time was for so many people. A beautiful harrowing story of how love can survive and make people stronger through the worst of times. The author's notes are also very poignant and you can tell the book meant an awful lot to her and her family who were also v ...more

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