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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Marvelous, as expected. Levi is easily one of the finest writers of the 20th century and even retelling the events of his life, he wrings great meaning and emotional resonance from the text.
This is a book that I don’t feel totally comfortable rating with stars. I feel that way often with memoirs, especially Holocaust memoirs, because I would hate to devalue the experiences of the author simply because of my reading experience.
Admittedly, Levi’s writing style is not particularly to my tastes. It is extraordinarily descriptive, creating a complete picture of a landscape and characters that goes beyond my personal interests. Intriguingly, I actually felt that this memoir, a story of Levi’s own journey home upon the liberation of the Camp (an Auschwitz affiliate), had many parallels in style to Dante, that fellow Italian writer. I wasn’t expecting the similarities, but I appreciated the nicknames of the characters that Levi met along the way and felt that each stop on the journey was something of a descent into the next circle, complete with guides to lead the way.
Levi’s experiences, as those of all Holocaust survivor’s, are important to bear witness to, and I particularly valued the interview in the afterword. Levi’s reflections on the process of writing this book and on what it means to be a survivor are profound, and I admire his ability to look at the situation with a certain objectivity that is not clouded by well-deserved anger.
I am not convinced that the specific episodes from this memoir will stay with me (as I said, the rather florid writing style is less accessible to me), but I am glad to have read it nonetheless.
Admittedly, Levi’s writing style is not particularly to my tastes. It is extraordinarily descriptive, creating a complete picture of a landscape and characters that goes beyond my personal interests. Intriguingly, I actually felt that this memoir, a story of Levi’s own journey home upon the liberation of the Camp (an Auschwitz affiliate), had many parallels in style to Dante, that fellow Italian writer. I wasn’t expecting the similarities, but I appreciated the nicknames of the characters that Levi met along the way and felt that each stop on the journey was something of a descent into the next circle, complete with guides to lead the way.
Levi’s experiences, as those of all Holocaust survivor’s, are important to bear witness to, and I particularly valued the interview in the afterword. Levi’s reflections on the process of writing this book and on what it means to be a survivor are profound, and I admire his ability to look at the situation with a certain objectivity that is not clouded by well-deserved anger.
I am not convinced that the specific episodes from this memoir will stay with me (as I said, the rather florid writing style is less accessible to me), but I am glad to have read it nonetheless.
Sequal of [b:Survival in Auschwitz|6174|Survival in Auschwitz|Primo Levi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1414374949l/6174._SX50_.jpg|851110]: the story of the liberation of the camp and the wanderings through Europe afterwards. Compared with that book this is rather disappointing: really descriptive, not nearly as profound; even boring at some points. It also lacks information on Levi's difficult reintegration, after his return to Italy. Rating 2.5 stars
i enjoyed—can i even say this about a book like “la tregua”?—this even more than “se questo è un uomo”, which i wasn't actually anticipating. it's kind of insane to me that, at my big age, i didn't even know primo levi ended up making a trilogy out of this. the italian school system failed me. /hj
for this and so many more reasons, i am so glad i finally got to add this to my bag of knowledge. “la tregua” was such an interesting experience, and i mean this in the nicest way possible. it's just that, for better or worse, such way of living is so far removed from modern society that i feel like it's pivotal to learn about what primo levi and so many others like him really went through—not only during their time as prisoners, something we surely know a little bit more about, but also after. i can never thank primo levi enough, i think, for leaving us with such testimony of his tragic journey—for deeming that it was worth to share everything that happened before, during and after, and the way everything affected him and so many others.
i can't wait to catch with “i sommersi e i salvati” as well, in order to finally get the full picture.
for this and so many more reasons, i am so glad i finally got to add this to my bag of knowledge. “la tregua” was such an interesting experience, and i mean this in the nicest way possible. it's just that, for better or worse, such way of living is so far removed from modern society that i feel like it's pivotal to learn about what primo levi and so many others like him really went through—not only during their time as prisoners, something we surely know a little bit more about, but also after. i can never thank primo levi enough, i think, for leaving us with such testimony of his tragic journey—for deeming that it was worth to share everything that happened before, during and after, and the way everything affected him and so many others.
i can't wait to catch with “i sommersi e i salvati” as well, in order to finally get the full picture.
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