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Night by Elie Wiesel
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Oh, this book hurts. It's painful to read, but impossible to set down. Wiesel does an amazing job of recapturing scenes from his time in Auschwitz, to the point where I had recurring nightmares for several weeks after reading this (in 9th grade, when I'd've liked to have thought I was less impressionable). It's not for the weak-stomached, but I'd recommend it to anyone. ( )
  krysbrezinski | Nov 10, 2009 |
The most dramatic part about Wiesel's novel is the point of view from which it is told. Young Elie recalls his Holocaust experiences with events that make the event come alive through the text. Some sections of the book are harder to read through than others, but Wiesel does an outstanding job of portraying the terrors of Hitler's reign and the horrors of the extermination. The emotional yet sometimes shaky relationship between Elie and his father adds a unique demension to the book which not only evokes fear, but also confusion. Night deserves 5 stars because it portrays a time of death and murder in a way that teaches and informs readers of the atroscities committed by the infamous Nazi regime: a life changing piece of literature by a man who tries to change lives. ( )
  Jdely93 | Oct 23, 2009 |
A horribly sad and terrifying account of the Holocaust as seen from the eyes of a young boy, Elie Wiesel, a survivor. A story that must be retold, so history does not repeat itself. A must read for all high school students. ( )
  gwen.ashworth | Sep 22, 2009 |
I actually cried while I read this book. And I will read it again. ( )
  SharronC | Sep 21, 2009 |
A brutally honest first-hand telling of the author's terrifying experiences in the extermination camps during WWII. It was painful to read, but necessary, I think, for anyone trying to understand history and what happened during that time.

Mr. Wiesel was never shy in depicting his fear or his shame in going through the things that he did. He describes all with perfect candor in simple language.

Night is a slim volume that can be read in a day/evening. I highly recommend this powerful piece. ( )
  KinnicChick | Sep 18, 2009 |
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I think this is a great novel that everybody should read its so well written
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Dedication
In memory of my parents and of my little sister, Tzipora
First words
They called him Moshe the Beadle, as though he had never had a surname in his life.
Quotations
At about six o'clock in the evening, the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald. Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions. We thought only of that. Not of revenge, not of our families. Nothing but bread. And even when we were no longer hungry, there was still no one who thought of revenge.
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"Night" is a memoir, a biography, and should not be tagged as Fiction.
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Canonical titleNight
Original publication date1958 (French), 1960 (English)
SeriesThe Night Trilogy (1)
People/CharactersEliezer, Moshe the Beadle, Chlomo, Rabbi Eliahou, Meir Katz
Important placesAuschwitz, Poland, Buchenwald, Buna, Birkenau
Important eventsHolocaust
Awards and honorsOprah's Book Club selection (2006), HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century, New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction, 2006), ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2007.02|Religion: Relationship with the Divine, 2007), Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List (2009, No. 76)
DedicationIn memory of my parents and of my little sister, Tzipora
First wordsThey called him Moshe the Beadle, as though he had never had a surname in his life.
QuotationsAt about six o'clock in the evening, the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald. Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions. We thought only of that. Not of revenge, not of our families... (show all)
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BlurbersKazin, Alfred, Leviant, Curt, Kahn, Lothar, Alvarez, A.
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0374500010, Paperback)

In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to occur? There are no easy answers in this harrowing book, which probes life's essential riddles with the lucid anguish only great literature achieves. It marks the crucial first step in Wiesel's lifelong project to bear witness for those who died.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400)

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