Night (Night)
A new translation from the French by Marion Wiesel. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps.
This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man's capacity for inhumanity to man.
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I feel like an asshole for not giving this book 5 stars.
That doesn't really lift my guilty conscience, though.
It's just that five stars says it means, "It was amazing."
Was it jolting? Yes.
Was it really sad and horrifying at the same time? Yes.
Was it able to make an impact on me? Yes, sort of.
I just didn't find it to be amazing. There were a few parts, sentences rather, that made me stop and hold my breath because they really hit me hard.
1. "The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal..." (Poor Father! Of what then did you die?
2. Then he went over to the bed where his wife lay sleeping and with infinite tenderness touched her forehead.
3. "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people."
I did like that it was concise and not 400 pages. He said what he needed to say. I thought more details could have been thrown in, but maybe for him, it was just enough.
It was still a very good book, and I did...uh...enjoy (??? this does not seem like the right word given the subject matter) it.
That doesn't really lift my guilty conscience, though.
It's just that five stars says it means, "It was amazing."
Was it jolting? Yes.
Was it really sad and horrifying at the same time? Yes.
Was it able to make an impact on me? Yes, sort of.
I just didn't find it to be amazing. There were a few parts, sentences rather, that made me stop and hold my breath because they really hit me hard.
1. "The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal..." (Poor Father! Of what then did you die?
2. Then he went over to the bed where his wife lay sleeping and with infinite tenderness touched her forehead.
3. "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people."
I did like that it was concise and not 400 pages. He said what he needed to say. I thought more details could have been thrown in, but maybe for him, it was just enough.
It was still a very good book, and I did...uh...enjoy (??? this does not seem like the right word given the subject matter) it.
HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION**
How can someone give a rating less than 5 stars? I wanted to rate this book 10 pages in. The horrors Elie Weisel faced as a teenager are indescribable. Every time you thought the brutality of the nazi officers and even some of the prisoners couldn't get worse, it did tenfold. This indispensable account of life under Hitler's rein is important for every human on earth to understand and fear. The fear of the evil that is possible should help us stand together and treat each other with kindness compassion and respect. This is definitely a book that will stay with me for life. RIP Elie Weisel and thank you for sharing your story.
How can someone give a rating less than 5 stars? I wanted to rate this book 10 pages in. The horrors Elie Weisel faced as a teenager are indescribable. Every time you thought the brutality of the nazi officers and even some of the prisoners couldn't get worse, it did tenfold. This indispensable account of life under Hitler's rein is important for every human on earth to understand and fear. The fear of the evil that is possible should help us stand together and treat each other with kindness compassion and respect. This is definitely a book that will stay with me for life. RIP Elie Weisel and thank you for sharing your story.
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