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409 reviews for:
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
Judy Batalion
4.12 AVERAGE
409 reviews for:
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
Judy Batalion
4.12 AVERAGE
In my opinion books about the Holocaust are fascinating and this book was definitely no exception. I really liked the stories and the women in it were inspiring. However, I think it could have been organized better and a lot of information could have been left out.
One reason I think learning about the Holocaust is so important is because we can learn from the horrific atrocities committed in it. It is interesting to read this book and compare it to what Israel is doing to Palestine currently.
One reason I think learning about the Holocaust is so important is because we can learn from the horrific atrocities committed in it. It is interesting to read this book and compare it to what Israel is doing to Palestine currently.
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This book is FANTASTIC. I've read a lot of books about rebellion, World War II/the Holocaust, and rebellion during World War II and the Holocaust, and this is one of the best. I learned so much about powerful women who were fighting for their lives against all odds, and made incredible differences throughout the war. A really important book, especially for the current period.
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Important, fact-heavy narrative. Grateful I had the audiobook so I didn’t get stuck on the names and places that aren’t familiar to me, but also made it hard to keep track of characters whose stories cross and intertwine. Painful truths that can be hard to face but powerfully told.
I don't normally write reviews but wanted to clarify my rating. I would really give this a 3.5, the information in it in compelling and so important for people to learn, but the writing was hard to follow. I found it hard to follow all the names and places. I listened to the audiobook so that may have contributed.
Overall I'm in awe of the bravery these young women had in such scary and bleak times.
Overall I'm in awe of the bravery these young women had in such scary and bleak times.
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"To have no home. No physical abode, no spiritual shelter. No makeshift lodging, let alone bread. No family. No friends. No job, no money, no recorded identity. No country, despite your family's thousand-year legacy. To have nothing expected of you, no one to wonder where you are. No one to know if you are even alive.
But survivors had to go on, to keep on surviving."
This book certainly did a number on me. Of course, any book on the Holocaust, especially a non-fiction one, is going to be emotionally taxing - but as prepared as I thought I was going into reading "The Light of Days", it still hit me on a whole other level. That is one reason why it took me so long to finish - more than 20-30 pages a day was simply a bit too much.
However, that doesn't mean the book was not good or interesting - on the contrary. Excellently written and researched, it truely managed to shed a light on a (n at least to me) nigh unknown aspect of the Nazis' terror regime. I was, and still am, in awe of the courage and strength of these young women (some not older than 18 or 19) who risked their lives every single day. What a shame that they were all but forgotten for decades, which makes this book even more of an important work.
I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in Holocaust history and/or women's history, especially my fellow Germans.
But survivors had to go on, to keep on surviving."
This book certainly did a number on me. Of course, any book on the Holocaust, especially a non-fiction one, is going to be emotionally taxing - but as prepared as I thought I was going into reading "The Light of Days", it still hit me on a whole other level. That is one reason why it took me so long to finish - more than 20-30 pages a day was simply a bit too much.
However, that doesn't mean the book was not good or interesting - on the contrary. Excellently written and researched, it truely managed to shed a light on a (n at least to me) nigh unknown aspect of the Nazis' terror regime. I was, and still am, in awe of the courage and strength of these young women (some not older than 18 or 19) who risked their lives every single day. What a shame that they were all but forgotten for decades, which makes this book even more of an important work.
I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in Holocaust history and/or women's history, especially my fellow Germans.