Night
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Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Religion & Spirituality
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Religion & Spirituality
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Helpful Score: 2
Elie Wiesel accomplished something that only one other author has ever managed in my adult life his autobiographical first book, "Night", contained a description of the Nazis' round-up and deportation of the Jews in the author's hometown of Sighet, Transylvania (now Romania) which managed to cause me to choke/tear up.
Given my opinion of the current state of the world, in which there seems to be more people talking about "us" and "them" than I can remember since my boyhood, I thought this would be an ideal time to finally read Mr. Wiesel's first book. Part of me believes I was correct in this assumption the author not only talks about the horrors of the concentration camp, BUT on how life gradually changed in the country and town where he grew up, which allowed such an action to occur without resistance. On the other hand, part of me believes that there is NEVER a time when reading about such horrors is a good idea. Does "Never again" require us to delve into the horrible details of concentration camp life? Unfortunately, I fear it does one must understand the incredible depths to which a segment of humanity descended and another was dragged in order to fully comprehend the horrors.
I do not believe that there is a person on this earth who does NOT need to read this book at least once in their life. And I do not believe that I wish to spend any time in the company of someone not moved by it.
RATING: 5 stars. Because that's as high as I am allowed to go by the ratings utility.
Given my opinion of the current state of the world, in which there seems to be more people talking about "us" and "them" than I can remember since my boyhood, I thought this would be an ideal time to finally read Mr. Wiesel's first book. Part of me believes I was correct in this assumption the author not only talks about the horrors of the concentration camp, BUT on how life gradually changed in the country and town where he grew up, which allowed such an action to occur without resistance. On the other hand, part of me believes that there is NEVER a time when reading about such horrors is a good idea. Does "Never again" require us to delve into the horrible details of concentration camp life? Unfortunately, I fear it does one must understand the incredible depths to which a segment of humanity descended and another was dragged in order to fully comprehend the horrors.
I do not believe that there is a person on this earth who does NOT need to read this book at least once in their life. And I do not believe that I wish to spend any time in the company of someone not moved by it.
RATING: 5 stars. Because that's as high as I am allowed to go by the ratings utility.
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