Night - Matthew Ulozas
If I were to give you one reason to read Night by Elie Wiesel I would tell you this, it was good enough to receive a Nobel prize so it must be good enough for 100 pages of your time. Night is an autobiographical tale of a Holocaust survivor as he recalls his journey from Auschwitz to freedom.
The book begins in 1945 where we find out about Eliezer (Elie) who is only 15 at the time. Not even 5 pages in and Elie as well as everyone else in his community is deported, and no-one knows where they'll be going. At first many people are optimistic and tell each other that they are being sent to work in factories as the fighting draws closer. Soon they are crammed into cattle cars and begin a long journey without food and water. Along the way one of the people in his car begins screaming for days on end that she can see flames.
Once they arrive at the concentration camp the story goes from day to day mostly following his and his fathers relationship as the rest of their family was either separated from them or killed. As the fighting gets closer and closer they are forced to under go multiple death marches as they travel from camp to camp. I do not want to tell the entire book so you'll have to read it for yourself.
I definitely think Elie deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for writing Night as though it was a short book (about 2 hours) every page was good and there isn't a point in the book where you'd want to stop reading. So much so that most of my reading was done in my first sitting. Anyone who has a little free time should definitely give Night a read.
-Matthew Ulozas
Besides knowing some cloudy, general facts about the holocaust and the story of Anne Franke, I am definitely not much educated about the details of the events that occurred during this period. However, I feel the obligation to learn more about them as a fundamental phase of the history that should never be forgotten or repeated. With the spring break coming up, Night seems to be a great starting point for me to do so.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds very interesting and heartbreaking too; the events of the holocaust were extremely tragic and terrible. The fact that the main character of this book is our age is so crazy and sad to think about. Since the author has won a Nobel Prize, I have no doubt this book will be good, so I will definitely check this book out to learn more about the holocaust.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds both sad and interesting. Deportion must have ruined so many lives. I haven't read much about the holocaust, but I do have some friends that take interest in this sort of novel. I will definitely recommend this to them, and I might decide to read this myself, as it is a prize holder and that surely means something.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting fiction story that delves deeper into the holocaust. You could see the events of the holocaust in a fictional perspective and it could help us better understand the events in this period through a different lens. I will definitely look for the book to gain more information on the holocaust.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds very interesting, and also socially important. There really isn't enough Holocaust education and antisemitism is still everywhere
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very good book Matthew. I think the message and the story it tells can educate lots of people about the horrible time of the Holocaust. I am a person with little free time so I would definitely check this out.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very important read! Even though it is fairly short, it looks to cover necessary topics and covey a strong message. I would be interested in reading this book, since it is a quick read and seems unique!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting and sad read. I haven't learned much about the holocaust, and I think it is important to know what happened, especially from an autobiographical perspective.
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