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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
emotional
sad
slow-paced
this was a tough read even when you already know the horrors that were committed by the nazis during ww2 — this is detailed and personal retelling of several jewish women’s stories as they fought back against the nazis and german soldiers. it’s a deeply harrowing read both because of what happened during ww2, but also when contrasting it with what’s happening in gaza right now.
there’s a lot of talk about zionism and travelling to palestine for their freedom in this which is obviously an important part of these women’s stories — but it’s still wild to read this, read about one of the women joining the idf, and just knowing the horrors they went through are being repeated in gaza rn and i wish there had been some sort of note on palestine by the author.
anyway, it’s still extremely informative and i think reading about what these women — and other prisoners — went through is necessary in this day and age.
there’s a lot of talk about zionism and travelling to palestine for their freedom in this which is obviously an important part of these women’s stories — but it’s still wild to read this, read about one of the women joining the idf, and just knowing the horrors they went through are being repeated in gaza rn and i wish there had been some sort of note on palestine by the author.
anyway, it’s still extremely informative and i think reading about what these women — and other prisoners — went through is necessary in this day and age.
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dark
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Full confession. I did not finish this book, but I read more than half of its 660 pages. I believe these stories are important, especially as they feature women heroes who are usually ignored. I’ve read a lot of true and fictional accounts of the holocaust, and the ones in this book are as horrifying as they come. I started to have trouble sleeping. I can’t believe people survived the atrocities and unimaginable brutality they did. For my own mental health, I have to put this book aside, but in my heart, I am grateful to all those who fought in each their own ways. You made a lasting difference.
I would have loved to finish this book, but I just didn't like the writing style.