The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel (original 2018; edição 2018)

Unimpressed by this one. The characters are flat, the writing is amateurish and there are events which are not credible (the chances of Lale even having *heard of* penicillin in early 1943 are slim-to-zero) and this all leaves the book far less powerful than it cold have been. Very disappointing.

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Good story, badly told. Emotionally flat prose, no character depth, cliches, lots of flat out telling instead of showing. Very disappointing considering all the great reviews. Started as a screenplay, should have have stayed a screenplay. ( )

I received this book as a Christmas gift and I’m so glad I finally managed to read it. Every time I come across these books that take place during Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, I think there isn’t possibly more I can learn but I’m always promptly put in my place. This is based on the true story of Lale, the man tasked with placing the numbers on the forearms of incoming prisoners at Auschwitz. I simply cannot imagine being put in Lale’s position of having to forcibly tattoo people or be forced to work hard labor just to survive. The way he took the negative situation and managed to save as many as he could in the smallest of ways at a very large risk to himself was inspirational at the least and very often nerve wracking. I’m so glad that this one had a rather happy ending though because I don’t think I could have emotionally handled anything else. Definitely a book I would recommend again and again to anyone that loves historical fiction. ( )

mediocre.
Overhyped.
Readable but nothing exceptional. A very okay read.

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mediocre.
Overhyped.
Readable but nothing exceptional. A very okay read.

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