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nadiepadie's review against another edition
4.0
devastating but fantastic memoir. didn’t even realize till closer to the end of the book that I was reading a true story of the author, rather than a fictional novel based on true events.
amieeaya's review against another edition
5.0
A re-read, to see if my adult self found this as moving as my young adult self. I did, absolutely. The tragedy, the absurdity, the brutality, the impossibility. I find in light of what's happening in Gaza it is important to re-visit past events that seemed as though they took place in an alternate universe. Strangely it gives me hope that all is not lost, that evil cannot win out, that the history that we are living in will be told by those whose voices are currently refusing to be extinguished. There's a reason why Night is still required reading.
bertwagner's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Deeply gripping account of a 15-year old’s experiences in German concentration camps.
stephmatlock's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.75
borderbunny0308's review against another edition
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
4.75
unexpectedbookish's review against another edition
5.0
I have been putting off this book for so long, for fear of exposing myself once again to the atrocities committed by the Nazis to the Jews uncensored. I'm glad I finally got myself to finish it. This book reminds me of the quote by George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
booktokbrie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
happylilkt's review against another edition
4.0
And death shall have no dominion.
Dead men naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.
And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.
-Dylan Thomas
These, the first two stanzas of Thomas's poem, felt especially apt as an expression of the dignity and worth of these individuals that suffered so much (obviously enmeshed with my own hope and faith as well). Implied is my response to those who *think* they can hold dominion over others—to diminish or demean what God has created and called "good." (Also at times, in the words of e.e. cummings, felt some of "humanity, I hate you.") Death, wickedness, abuse, -fill in the blank- "shall have no dominion."
But until then, Humanity will, of course, continue to try...
Dead men naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.
And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.
-Dylan Thomas
These, the first two stanzas of Thomas's poem, felt especially apt as an expression of the dignity and worth of these individuals that suffered so much (obviously enmeshed with my own hope and faith as well). Implied is my response to those who *think* they can hold dominion over others—to diminish or demean what God has created and called "good." (Also at times, in the words of e.e. cummings, felt some of "humanity, I hate you.") Death, wickedness, abuse, -fill in the blank- "shall have no dominion."
But until then, Humanity will, of course, continue to try...
jos_mumu's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderful book! Kind of depressing, but hey, this is our past and it's important to remember it.