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Night by Elie Wiesel

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readandfindout's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

On first read in 2017: 5 stars. I think what stood out the most to me while reading this was the raw honesty of Wiesel's experience. We don't just see the external brutality of concentration camps; we also get to see how it impacts who the victims became as people, how their inner dialogue changed.
He doesn't skate over his doubts in the mercy of God, his inner voice occasionally urging him to leave his father to be rid of the burden of anyone but himself.
This is not a romanticized perspective on the Holocaust. This is from the view of someone who lived it.

2023 reread: 4.25 stars

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4 stars
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ashm9's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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stardustdreamer's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

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onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

5.0

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rhilberg's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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124smilehd's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.75

I remember reading this book in high school and not being as interested because it was something I had to read. Rereading this as an adult has made a whirl of a diffrence. My copy had the preface, forward from the original french publication, and speech from the Nobel prize award which gave me so much more context and insight. It also helped me delve into further research about the topic and Wiesel himself.

The story itself is a dark and honest recount of a boy who survived the holocaust and it shows the progression of his lost of hope, faith and even humanity. By his own admission, by the end when his
father dies
he feels nothing but relief, just as others before him had abandoned loved ones in order to keep themselves alive. As a reader you can't help but feel the heartbreak as he breaks both from internal and external tortures.

The book is beautifully written, with phrases that I will never forget and will probably keep me thinking for years to come. This is thanks to the tremendous skill of his wife, Marion Wiesel, who is the translator of this edition.
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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

This should be required reading for  high school students. 

This is a heart wrenching, first hand account of what happened to one boy, his family, friends, and neighbours during the holocaust; specifically his time spent in concentration camps, such as Auschwitz. It was incredibly difficult to read/listen to and brought me too tears throughout. 

The genocide that took place during the Second World War against the Jewish people needs to be taught, and the the antisemitism that still exists today needs to be stopped. We must not repeat history. 
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vintage_library's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

A very raw account of the personal experience of Elie, an Holocaust survivor. It was a difficult, but important read. 
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