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I was quite disappointed with this novel. After all the hype, I thought I should read it and purchased the YA Edition for the library. I'm not sure how this novel has been so revered though ... I skimmed parts to get it finished.
Thank you to Allen and Unwin for letting me read and review this book. The Tattooist of Auschwitz has been the greatest book I have read this year so far. I was very apprehensive about starting it because of the topics it covers, but I absolutely loved it. Lale’s story is definitely a story that every person should read.This book was a lot of firsts for me, the first war story I’ve read outside of High School and the first book to ever make me cry. Yep it made me cry.This book definitely isn’t f...
I didn't read the young adult edition. I read the actual book, but I don't know how to change this to the not young adult version. This book was a page-turner, exciting, heart-breaking, and based on a true story. How people could be this evil and lie down to sleep at night is beyond me.
3.5 StarsI haven't read a holocaust novel since The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas which tore me up leaving me turning my head away from these types of books - I read for escapism...But, in an effort to maintain my momentum in my efforts to educate myself (on many subjects), I have decided to no longer turn a blind eye and man up, lol.This story ripped my heart in shreds -this story could have been told in a much harsher way embellishing on the details, etc. but I am extremely grateful that it isn't...
Such a captivating read, I could not put this book down.A beautiful story of love in hell on Earth. Something that really touched me was how all the pain and unimaginable suffering they faced and all their horrible and wonderful life experiences made their life after Auschwitz so wonderful. Reading their sons afterword was so moving. To see all the love and life they poured into their family even after everything was so warming to me. 10/10 read, I feel very lucky to have been able to read this
Very engaging
This story is strangely hopeful despite the dark setting. I really enjoyed this one & would be interested to read the follow up book.
An absolute tear-jerker. The lengths Lale had gone to for freedom. His love for Gita melts my heart.
Adored this book. So powerful. Gets your attention immediately and guides you into a personal history from a perspective you wouldn’t have thought of.
This was an incredible read! It’s such a beautiful tribute to what was one of the most terrible moments in history. An important story to be told. Thank you Heather Morris for telling us Lale and Gita’s story and opening our eyes to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Obviously a deeply sad book, but also hopeful, full of love, resilience and gratitude. However, I wished it had delved deeper into Gita's life and personality. Also, I think it was Lale's way of dealing with the suffering he endured, but his coldness and lack of feeling to so much of the suffering was sometimes a bit chilling.
An extremely powerful and important read.
Well this is a difficult one to review! I think it had so much potential, that it unfortunately didn’t quite live up to. Bad bits first, so I can finish on a positive.1. I kept waiting for the story to go somewhere. Ok, so I know this book was based on real and terrible events, but it reads like a simple description of Lale’s time at Auschwitz, rather than as a novel - I don’t feel like there is a climax as such. I also don’t feel like it’s impressed upon the reader very well how terrible the ev...
Flawless hero character. Slovakian. Survival.Story: The story begins in a cattle car, stuffed with human passengers soon to be prisoners. They don't know where they are going but one man remains positive and hopeful among the group. Lale, whose life, along with those standing alongside him, will become a matter of survival, day by day, in Auschwitz.Language: This book has a low lexile rating. I read the YA version (by accident) and for the first hundred pages I was disappointed at how simplified...
Wow! This book is amazing!! Morris encapsulates the juxtaposition of a beautiful love tale in such an environment. Usually, it is very easy for me to find a book or movie too lovey dubby but this book is simply phenomenal!!! Morris does an amazing job in telling the story of Ludwig (Lale) Eisenberg [Sokolov] in how he found love and did all he could to survive, the scenery in this book is amazing!
I remember seeing it on the shelves a fair amount, but I normally avoid any sort of story based around the war, entirely through how emotional I get from the subject. Yet this time it looked like a story that I wanted to understand more, therefore, I gave it a shot.More to read here - https://bit.ly/35bEjWo
Moving story that brings to life the horror of life in Auschwitz for young adults. Humanity of the survivors shines.
My first read in 2020 and it was a good start! First thing first, this book is a lot to take in and I don’t know where to begin and how to fully process it. It mind-boggles me how something inhumane like the Holocaust happened. How can a religion become a threat? How unfair it was for the innocent people to be cruelly punished for being born Jewish. At the age of 24, Lale Sokolov was transported to Auschwitz – Birkenau to be imprisoned in the concentration camp together with millions of others.
✰ ✰ ✰ ✰“𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚞𝚙 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚢”The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a fictionalised story based on real interviews with Holocaust survivor, Lale Sokolov.Lale’s story is one that deserves to be told. It’s both heartbreaking and inspiring. He was a beacon of light in the darkest of times. Never losing his charm or determination, he was able to navigate his way through Auschwitz and even find love. I was worried that this book might romanticise a time that should never be viewe...
This is such a beautiful story of autonomy and humanity. Growing up I always learned about the war from the perspective of the British side; air raids and evacuations and rations which were no doubt awful to have gone through. Then I read the story of Anne Frank and grew sympathy for the Jews that were terrorised by the Nazi regime. The tattooist of Auschwitz , however, has changed my outlook on what humanity is and how easily it can be taken away.Despite being happy that Lale and Gita were able...
I loved this book so much. It takes you through a whole load of emotions and is one that I found really hard to put down. Lales journey was unbelievable. I felt so heavily invested in him and his story will stay with me for a long time. Afterwards I found myself wanting to know more about Lale and Gita and their life together. I had never been taught a great deal about Auschwitz so this book really opened my eyes to what happened during these times. This book has made me want to read more of the...
First, let’s just establish that I didn’t read the young adult edition. I read the original book. I’m not too sure what the difference between the two is, however for the purposes of this review, I think it’s important to established what I have read. That being said..This book is so powerful however you have to allow yourself to get lost in it. If you’ve researched the holocaust, watched movies about the concentration camps, read other historical accounts, then no, this won’t shock you, but act...
This is the journey of a love that began, flourished but never ended, in a place where humans are physically mentally and emotionally, in the worst state possible. The male protagonist Lale is shown to be charming by looks and by wit. The female protagonist Gita, and her friends Dana, Ivana and Cilka are shown to be brave and strong, in mind and in body. The book vividly describes the gore happenings in one of the worst concentration camps. And probably one of the worst manifestation of inhumani...
In 1942, Slovakian Lale Sokolov arrived in the Nazi prisoner camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, where he was given the job of scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Waiting in line one day is a young woman called Gita. For Lale, it was love at first sight. He became determined that both he and Gita would survive the horrors of Auschwitz and create a life together. Based on real events, The Tattooist of...
Initially, the combination of third person and present tense is strange, but I got over it. A heart-wrenching story that changed my opinion on WW2 forever. I don’t know what I thought when on in concentration camps before reading this, but it wasn’t as bad as this book tells me. Imagine being gassed in a chamber, tattooed with a number which is now your identity, or being judged by your religion or nationality. That’s exactly what happens to the characters in this book. The only way to survive w...
This novel just skims the surface of the horrors of Auschwitz but the reader gets a good sense of the cruelty. I only gave this 4 stars not because of the story but because of the writing style. The author notes that she originally wrote this as a screenplay but later turned it into a novel. While the plot is compelling the writing doesn't have the vivid detail of other novels. The text feels like it is the narrative given to the author. This might be by design. Maybe she didn't want to embellis...
2,75 stars.I like the idea of the story. I just don’t like the writing & storytelling. Last 50 pages were really, really, REALLY rushed. I don’t know if this happens because of it being the YA edition. If that’s the case, I regret reading this edition of the book.The other thing I dislike from this book is the way the war being portrayed (seems like the war is not “bad enough” in this book, looks bearable when in fact the war was so much worse).But I do like the message this book trying to conve...
Of World War II books this one wasn't nearly as heavy and depressing! It is a love story amid tragedy and a look at what life was like from someone in "position" at a camp. While he didn't live untouched, and lost many close to him, it is a great story with a happy ending! It was an addicting book to read and I finished it quickly. I love that it is really based on a man and his wife's time at Auschwitz. There are several swear words (F, H, and S among others) but they aren't frequent and used a...
I read a few reviews that gave this book low ratings for its sparse emotional content and frequent changes of scene. I didn’t feel that. The story is stark and I didn’t feel it needed anything but the narrative to provide emotion. Maybe the emotion was all mine because the characters didn’t have time to feel. I didn’t know it was based on a true story but in the end that made it even more compelling in my mind. Some of the events seemed impossible but incredibly they were true. This is a book to...
I don't understand the hype for this book. It made Auschwitz seem somewhat tolerable. The main character, the tatooist has many privileges, bribes fellow prisoners, and is able to spend much time with his girlfriend without being caught. Too many "being in the right place at the right time" occurrences. To me this was not a Holocaust story. It was fictionalized romance in a place that mocks the real horror that took place.