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litmiss502's review against another edition
5.0
I am a firm believer that everyone needs to read this book at least once during their lifetime. This poignant account comes from one of the most inspiring people of our lifetime. I read this as a junior in high school and have kept it in my collection ever since. If you haven't read it yet, just do yourself a favor and go buy it! You won't be sorry. This book says a lot about humanity and our responsibilities to our fellow human beings.
montsegc90's review against another edition
4.0
Solo puedo decir que me duele; lo sentí honesto y al punto, sin alegorías para suavizar las palabras o maquillarlas. Cada vez que leo algún libro con la segunda guerra como tema, sé de antemano que va a ser crudo y me va a llegar, sin embargo siempre consigue sorprenderme lo mucho que me impactan, y creo que es algo bueno, seguir siendo empática con una realidad tan ajena que de no ser por estas historias no llegaría a imaginar.
kinnimomo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
kim_j_dare's review against another edition
4.0
The spareness of Elie Wiesel's prose... what he doesn't say... creates as much of an impact as what he does say. He is so brutally honest and almost detached in this account of the time he and his father spent in the concentration camps. Powerful and painful.
jaimie_lynn's review against another edition
5.0
I'm 33 years old and this was my first time reading Night. A lot of people I know read it in high school but for some reason I wasn't required to. I'm almost thankful I didn't because I wouldn't have appreciated it then. I barely appreciated any book in school, to be honest.
After reading this, I was completely speechless. I've read a LOT of Holocaust books but none made me feel the way this one did. None. It was powerful and haunting.
I was advised not to eat while reading this book. I should have taken that advice more seriously. I read most of it right after eating a really big meal and I felt physically ill. No book has ever made me feel that way, so I didn't think this one would. I was wrong!
I recommend everyone to read this book at some point in their life. I'm told this is one of the most important Holocaust books around. I totally believe that and completely understand why.
After reading this, I was completely speechless. I've read a LOT of Holocaust books but none made me feel the way this one did. None. It was powerful and haunting.
I was advised not to eat while reading this book. I should have taken that advice more seriously. I read most of it right after eating a really big meal and I felt physically ill. No book has ever made me feel that way, so I didn't think this one would. I was wrong!
I recommend everyone to read this book at some point in their life. I'm told this is one of the most important Holocaust books around. I totally believe that and completely understand why.
nadiepadie's review against another edition
4.0
devastating but fantastic memoir. didn’t even realize till closer to the end of the book that I was reading a true story of the author, rather than a fictional novel based on true events.
amieeaya's review against another edition
5.0
A re-read, to see if my adult self found this as moving as my young adult self. I did, absolutely. The tragedy, the absurdity, the brutality, the impossibility. I find in light of what's happening in Gaza it is important to re-visit past events that seemed as though they took place in an alternate universe. Strangely it gives me hope that all is not lost, that evil cannot win out, that the history that we are living in will be told by those whose voices are currently refusing to be extinguished. There's a reason why Night is still required reading.