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I was scared to pick this up for fear it would be too harrowing. Instead I found Lale and his story quite uplifting - to never give up hope, to endure, to fall in love in the midst of it all. It’s a glimmer in the mire of death and broken lives.
Lale is the MC of this book. He is a young man when he offered to go to work for the Germans because all families had to give on member who was of age. Rather than letting one of his parents go, he offered himself.
He was sent to Auschwitz where he became the tattooist and had to tattoo numbers on the prisoners as they were brought in. While there he met a woman named Gita. They brought each other hope and lived because of each other. It was love and the belief that they'd live a life together th ...more
He was sent to Auschwitz where he became the tattooist and had to tattoo numbers on the prisoners as they were brought in. While there he met a woman named Gita. They brought each other hope and lived because of each other. It was love and the belief that they'd live a life together th ...more
Don’t get me wrong, Lale and Gita’s story is incredible, and for that reason I am sad that I’ve rated this novel so poorly. Unfortunately, however, the way in which their story was told does not do it justice. The atrocities of the Holocaust were over-simplified, and on the whole I found the characters’ voices hard to believe. In saying that, this book is a fairly quick read and might be a good way to introduce teenagers to the Holocaust.
Wow wow it was sooo sad and beautifully written .. I actually needed a box of tissues at the end .. a beautifully written book
This story was based on interviews with the real tattooist who only revealed his identity near the end of his life for fear of being considered a Nazi collaborator. He meets the love of his life while there and tries to protect her so she will survive. There are harrowing events, as you would expect, but the depth of horror was lacking, more like reading an account in the newspaper. I probably wouldn't have been able to read it if it was more real but I felt it was flat. Lale was definitely quic
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