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laurabethrobinson2816's review against another edition
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Really jaw dropping and essential first person Holocaust literature. Intensely disturbing. But important.
figgyflake's review against another edition
5.0
This book broke my heart. I had to constantly remind myself that this wasn't fiction as the details just seemed to horrible to be real. I even found myself reading certain passages out loud to make sure I was reading correctly. Chil is one of the extremely lucky few that was able to tell his story and find kind people to help him his escape.
melimish's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely should be required reading. Heartbreaking and maddening story of the holocaust and a lone survivor.
crashderby's review against another edition
3.0
“It is the writers duty to tell the terrible truth and it is a readers civic duty to learn this truth. To turn away, to close one's eyes and walk past, is to insult the memory of those who have perished.”
Words pulled from the prologue of the book - I couldn’t catch the name responsible.. but its an unfortunate truth and a timeless lesson.
This was a fairly short memoir covering the years 1942-1943. It doesn’t get anywhere near the level of emotional turmoil that Anne Frank’s Diary puts you through, but it’s still history and an account during arguably the most horrible time in the 20th century.
Words pulled from the prologue of the book - I couldn’t catch the name responsible.. but its an unfortunate truth and a timeless lesson.
This was a fairly short memoir covering the years 1942-1943. It doesn’t get anywhere near the level of emotional turmoil that Anne Frank’s Diary puts you through, but it’s still history and an account during arguably the most horrible time in the 20th century.
bmurby's review against another edition
3.0
There is not much to say about this book that hasn't already been said. Anything written about the Holocaust you can guarantee will break your heart. This book is gut wrenching and it is hard to even imagine the situations these people were put in. Yet, I did not find this book quite so gripping as Elie Wiesel's
"Night".
"Night".
nikkijayne14's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely harrowing. I often bemoan the fact that I can't find a horror novel that scares me, and that's because there is nothing scarier than the real world and memoirs like this.
Written with little-to-no emotion, Rajchman writes things as he saw them. This creates the feeling that you, too, are amongst the workers. You, too, are seeing the blood and the corpses and the ash. You're alongside him cutting hair, hauling bodies around, and extracting teeth.
Although incredibly difficult to read, I feel that books like this should be mandatory reading. Lest we forget.
Written with little-to-no emotion, Rajchman writes things as he saw them. This creates the feeling that you, too, are amongst the workers. You, too, are seeing the blood and the corpses and the ash. You're alongside him cutting hair, hauling bodies around, and extracting teeth.
Although incredibly difficult to read, I feel that books like this should be mandatory reading. Lest we forget.
ashkitty93's review against another edition
4.0
I always find it difficult to rate memoirs, and especially Holocaust/WWII memoirs. The subject matter is something we've all learned about in history class and would probably rather not discuss more than we absolutely have to, and yet I still find myself drawn to these stories -- every single survivor's story deserves to be told and heard, just as every single victim deserves to be remembered.