There was a time in my teens when I read everything about the Holocaust that I could find and then for years I have not wanted to return to the subject. Unfortunately I first read Wiesel's sequel to this book, Dawn, in which he was a terrorist in Israel and killed a British officer they had captured. Had he killed Germans during WW2 I would have said nothing, but in Dawn he lost my sympathies, even if he had had a horrible childhood. The circle of cruelty and violence will never be broken, unless somebody breaks it. And Wiesel didn't.
So, another sad story about a Jewish family and its sole survivor.

On offer at Johto meet-up.

My favorite terrible topic in history. I have so many friends who have read and loved this so I think I'll read this one too. And it's small.

I liked this one. The story of Wiesel's early life is horrifying and I can't even imagine a life like that. I don't approve that he became a terrorist but I understand how a person with such a traumatic past would become angry towards everything.

Sending this as a rabck to Alexiapapa. =) Enjoy!

Thank you so much for the unexpected surprise!

This book shows the real life and the sufferings in the conentration camps. With raw descriptions and full of feelings and emotions, this book caught my interest to the end. I believe it's a book everyone should read!
I left the book next to the reception of this wonderful hotel! I hope it will keep travelling!