Night
As you may already know I really like a good autobiography and to be honest that’s the only kind of history book I like. This small and light book could easily take someone a day to finish. I have to say don’t let the lightness of the volume cloud your judgement thinking this book was a light read because it wasn’t. I mean this is written about holocaust from a survivor, Eliezer Wiesel. The book is written in bits and pieces from his memory, but it does add up into a story with chains of events. It is truly heart breaking and absolutely horrifying to read and think about the events that went down. I mean at this point most people know about holocaust but reading it from someone who actually lived through it is something else. At times I had to remind myself that this is not a fiction and it actually happened to many people and that makes me question humanity. Not that I didn’t already before reading this but even more (sorry for the side note, just being honest here).
One of the my favorite moments in the book was Eli and his father’s relationship. Their bond was beautiful and I thought it was interesting that he started to feel twisted about him towards the end due to all of the dreadful pressure they were under in those camps. That just emphasized on how much the pressure must have been especially for a child his age for his survival instinct to kick in like that. Worthy to mention he pulled through and he was truly stronger than the tortures he went through. So were all the other people who made it out of holocaust or weren’t fortunate enough to make it out. I believe if you are like me and like biographies, like to read books in general, like to learn something from a book or if you are looking for a new read give this book a try and you won’t regret it.
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”
Elie Wiesel
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