Night

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Summary: powerful
Review: I'm in the 8th grade, and had to do a book report on the Holocaust and compare it to the Diary of Anne Frank. I thought that Night was a much more powerful and moving book. Anne Frank was writting of her life in hiding so she didn't really know what was going to happen, but in Night, it tells about what happened in the camps as opposed to what happened in hiding. I think anyone who wants to read a powerful and moving book about the Holocaust should read Night.

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Summary: Interesting, but poor literary quality...
Review: 'Night' is a valuable resource in terms of being a first hand account of the Nazi concentration camp system. But as far a literary works go, this book certainly is nothing special. Weisel's attempts to inject the story with emotional descriptions (I am not suggesting his experiences were not gut-wrenching) turn out a bit lame, and it doesn't make for great reading. In a book so insubstantial (about 100 pages) something more needed to be done with the story to make it more captivating. Good for a history student, of little value to a bookworm.

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Summary: "Deeply moving and disturbing."
Review: A wonderfully moving and true tale of a holocaust survivor. Every high schooler should read this book.

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Summary: Arbeit Macht Frei? Yeah Right!!!
Review: I, now, am 14 years old. This was NOT a school required book. During my 8th grade year, my English teacher made us read The Diary of Anne Frank. He knew, I had already read it twice. So for extra credit, and totally of my own free will, I read this. Then, I had to write a paper comparing and contrasting both of these books. I really must say, that this was a much better book.Anne Frank was good for people who want to know what happened to people in hiding.Eliezer Weisel is good for people who want to know about what went on in the concentration camps.Anyone who believes that the Holocaust never happened... you've got another think coming. Open your eyes, ears, and heart, and listen to the stories.They are true!

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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: This book has got to be the next best book to loosing weight. If you are looking for descriptons, this is it, right here in the binding of an old book. They invite you to read further and captures your mind in the sights, smells and tourtures of the Nazi Hell. A truely must read, but beware, the story is true.

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Summary: Blunt but Boring
Review: What he wrote saddened me and left me drowsy after only eight or nine pages. He could have said the same things in a different way ... maybe a way that would have kept me awake.

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Summary: A Must Read For Any Member of Humanity
Review: Anyone living on this planet should be required to read this to ensure that nothing so cruel can ever happen again. And that no human being should have to sufer from a Holoucost. In addition the book was brilliantly written which caused me to read the book in one sitting.

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Summary: A horrific novel....
Review: I'm a 14 year old who read this book in English class, and it was the most gruesome, blunt, and saddest novel I have ever read. I just couldn't believe some of the things the author wrote about. I can't say that the book was a page turner, but at least it was good enough to finish, unlike The Dairy of Anne Frank. I think every kid should read this book, and EVERY SINGLE adult who believe's the holocaust never happened!

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Summary: This book left me tired and heartbroken.
Review: After I read this story I was astonished and disheartened at the horrid accounts of this young boy's life in a Nazi concentration camp. I am a 25 year old education student and learning about the history of the world has become very fascinating to me. It is unimaginable how the world must have felt after discovering what the German's had been concealing for so long. An entire race of people were being extinguished because of who they were. At times this book caused me to feel great grief and at other times I felt such anger. The retelling of Elie Wiesel's ordeal left me with an unforgettable image of human despair. It will remain with me forever.

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This should be required reading for all students learning about the Holocaust. Riveting!