Night

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Summary: Night, life turned upside down over night
Review: Night was one of a few books that I can say was great all throught the book. It is a book about a jewish boy who was sent to many diferent concentration camps. He went day by day not knowing if he would survive to see the next. I think that people should read this book because unlike other books Night, made me want to keep on reading. I thought it was a thrilling and yet horrifying story because it talked about how the German soldiers in reality treated the jews and what this young boy experienced having to see his friends and family get thier rights ripped off and being separation from their families. I suggest anyone who wants to think that this crime against jews never happened to look into this book and see how these people's life got turned upside down and will never get to be themselves again because I know this book has changed my opinions towards jews.

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Summary: A Detailed Story of the Holocaust - Great Book!
Review: I had to read Night for my senior english class. It was short and easy to read. It took us about 3 days to read as a group. I found it to be a very good book. It has a different perspective than other Holocaust-related books I've read. It is a true story about a Jewish boy (Elie Wiesel) who was taken from his hometown, Sighet, and was transported by train to Birkenau. From there he was separated from everyone in his family but his father. He then tells of the horrifying and depressing things him (as a teen) and his father were put through during their journies from one concentration camp to another. It is very detailed and depressing, but I believe everyone should read this book. It tells the reader what really happened in some of the concentration camps. Everyone should know that the Holocaust actually happened, and that it isn't just made up. Reading this book made me be very thankful to be alive and that I haven't ever had to go through such pain. If you liked Anne Frank or Alicia: My Story, you'll like this book. You won't be able to put it down till the very end.

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Summary: A great book that everyone should read
Review: My name is Kimberly from a senior english class at Walla Walla High School in Walla Walla, Washington and I was assigned read the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel.
This book was very good and I would highly recommend reading it. It explains the terrible truth of WWII leaving nothing out. Although this book is very tramatic, it explains information that every person should know. The lack of food, the freezing cold weather, the constant transfers and abusive attitude shown by the Germans are only a few problems the narrator faced. Overall, this is a book about the unconditional love of a boy for his father and the terrible things they go through to stay together.
This book touched me and has changed my life. I appreciate my family, my friends, possesions and even food--most of which I take for granted. It is a short book, so you don't have any excuse not to take a little time out of your day to read this incredible book called "Night."

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Summary: Chilling First Hand Perspective
Review: I just finished Night earlier today and all I can say is, wow! The book is written by a Jewish prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II and delivers a chilling perspective on the Nazi death camps. Although relatively short (about 100 pages), Night manages to deliver in the visuals and makes you feel like you are also at Auschwitz. The book tells of a Jewish father and son's struggle in the Nazi camps after being seperated from the mom and daughters. Night created a sense of sadness for me during this book but this can be expected from such a horrible event. It is truly a wonderful book and a very quick read (I finished within 2 days) It tells of the struggle of the Jews to stay alive under such hopeless conditions, the need of teamwork and individual courage to get through the difficult times, and always to help your family out. I truly enjoyed Night and its chilling first hand story it delivered.

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Summary: A Gripping Story of the Happenings at the Holocaust
Review: This very descriptive but accurate story is based on the author and narrarator's memories of Auschwitz. He tells the story of the camp that killed his family and nearly himself. Though very violent and somewhat graphic, I belive that it is a must read. It is amazing to learn of some of the events that the Holocaust survivors went through during World War One.

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Summary: Makes you realize the horror of the Holocaust
Review: Night is a true account of the Holocaust--the author holds nothing back. Unlike in other books about the Holocaust I've read, Elie Wiesel's Night made me realize how horrible the Concentration Camps really were. This book tells of the injustices done by the Nazis, the loss of faith during times of hardship, and how the human spirit can live on through even the most horrible of times.
Even though there aren't very many happy moments in Elie's tale, this book is necessary if you want to gain an understanding of what the Holocaust was really like. If you're looking for an uplifting story, watch Life is Beautiful, but if you are looking for a book that tells the terrible yet true story of the Holocaust, read Night.

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Summary: Reality and humanity at their worst.
Review: "Night" may be one of the hardest books you will ever read.

Nobody can top reality. The dreadfulness, terror and shock that originate in the imagination of horror novelists can never begin to compare to the real events that happened during World War II, in a time that is widely referred to as the Holocaust.
"Night" is about the true and terrifying events that Eli Wiesel has gone through during those days.

Inside, you are going to meet the young Elie Wiesel, born in the town of Sighet, Romania, presumably into a good life. Then you'll meet the phenomenon of denial among the Jewish people; so many had never believed the reports about the horrible activities of the Germans and of the other European nations during the War - until it became their fate as well.

This pitiful and destructive denial continues even while being transferred like cattle to concentration camps, through the first revelations of brutal and barbaric behavior amid the Jews themselves in the face of inhumane conditions. Their eyes are finally opened only in front of the gates of hell - the crematoriums of Auschwitz.

Having survived the selections there, Wiesel continues to live on and witnesses atrocities, loss, immense pain and sadness in different concentration and death camps, and comes to questioning everything he has ever learned in his short life to that point.

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Why would you want to spend your time reading something that horrible?

You probably have general information about the atrocities that took place in those cursed days; having seen films like "The Schindler's List" you have an idea about how it was like. Having seen documentaries with interviews of survivors might add some more knowledge to your overall concept about what it was like.

Reading books about it is the next step.

There is always something new that a person hasn't heard of, probably would never have imagined and that cannot be conveyed via the visual media. Furthermore, reading a book is quite different from seeing a film in the sense that one gets the chance to crawl into the mind of a person that has been through this unprecedented ordeal. What one may discover about human nature - both of the murderers and their victims - may be extremely upsetting and difficult to grasp.

Why is it important to read this book and others like it?

To remember that it happened and to do as much as anyone can do to never let it happen again.

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In the end of the last paragraph I almost added, "to pray to God it would never happen again", but then again I remembered how God was awfully quite as it was all taking place. I don't know where God was during those times, but Wiesel gives his answer that comes from within, while witnessing the hanging of a young boy: "Where is He? Here He is - He is hanging here on the gallows..."

Yes, in the aftermath of the Holocaust there was a sweeping faith crisis; the concept of God and the belief in mighty powers became a problem among the Jewish people, and as I've learned during my latest trip, among many Europeans as well. How could He let it happen? Why? Where was He? And ultimately, should the people that suffered to an unparalleled extent forgive Him? Can they? Who should they blame?

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In this shocking account you will not find the answers for these questions.

The conclusion you may draw in the end of the day is that it's up to us to protect ourselves. We can trust ourselves - and ourselves only - in the fight against the forces that wish to destroy us.

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Summary: Night
Review: This memoir demonstrated the cruelty of the Holocaust. Millions of Jews were killed. This autobiography is told by Elie Wiesel, a Jew who lived in Sighet, Hungary. He depicts his experiences moving from one concentration camp to another, his struggle with his faith, and survival. At the end he tells of the Jew's freedom from the concentration camp by the Red Army. He was at Buna. What kept Elie alive was his father, who he refused to leave. Overall, a very short and concise book. But it still tells the horrors of the Holocaust and is a great history guide. I liked it because it wasn't too wordy, but it still served its purpose to remind us all of history.

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Summary: Night Review
Review: This book was absolutely without a doubt exceptional! I liked the book from the first word to the last word and all points in between. I didn't dislike anything about the book. This book was very well-written and told very descriptive details about the daily events that occured during those unforgettable and tragic years of Elie's life. He painted a picture so vividly to where you was right along with him witnessing murders and beatings. If I was Elie's age, I don't think that I could have survived. Being away from my family was probably the most saddest part for him. I think Elie's purpose of publishing this book was to let people know what really happened during the Halocaust giving from a perspective of a witness. The most memorable part was when his father spoke his last words. That part was so sad. Elie possessed the courage and strength to survive.

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Summary: Rainette
Review: The book was ok, I like the way it was getting into the way things were back then. It made me think about how hard it would have been to live. I don't think I would have been able to do it. I would have had a different but that is about it. The ending was not as realistic as the the first part.I would change the end to make it more heartfelt. The purpose of publishing the book was to inform people how he way life was and the way people was being treated.My most memorable part of the whole book is how mean the people were and the feelings that people had for each other. There was no really big part that I liked liked but I can assure you that I will never forget this book and all the details.