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ned_reading's review
Only had to read excerpts for class - and it was too traumatic too read the rest of at the moment if I don't need to.
calamity3jane's review against another edition
5.0
This lyrical composition renders the experience of the camps in visceral visual form. It is a haunting work, an exquisitely rendered poem of horror.
spacejamz's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars? ? ? It feels profane to "rate" this and I am primarily recording how effective this work was for me.
hannahbailey's review against another edition
A haunting, but very moving, read. I’ve read works from other survivors but none have moved me as much as this one. The mix of prose and poetry, the vivid imagery of the camps and the final part of the trilogy that explored the survivors lives after Auschwitz combined to make a very reflective and inward exploration of trauma, whilst somehow managing to include many other voices and their experiences.
nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition
5.0
Charlotte Delbo tells in such painstaking detail and with a deep well of emotion her life, as sorted into her time at Auschwitz and after. She concludes that there is no before. Her examinations on memory and the impact of survival are, in my opinion, absolutely crucial for any sort of understanding of the Holocaust. I am devastated and moved by her account. There were times I had to pause because her words snagged on my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Her ability to tell a story both so personal and so largely devastating is incredible. She has managed to make art out of pain that no one who wasn't there can even begin to understand, through prose in her own perspective, vignettes of the characters and people in her story of trying to begin to live again, and poems.
samanthalreads's review against another edition
4.0
Only read the 1st section: None of Us Will Return
ginates's review
5.0
I needed several breaks from this one. It grips you and dares you to read on, and it would be an insult to leave this book unfinished because it is a challenge to read about the horrors Delbo had to endure. Then you would miss out on the hope, the camaraderie between women who only have each other, and some of the best pieces of writing I have encountered as a literature student.
j_picsacat's review
5.0
Este libro está escrito por Charlotte Delbo que sobrevivió dos años en diferentes campos de concentración (incluidos Auschwitz y Ravensbrück). En este libro narra su experiencia en los campos, mezclando poemas, prosa y narraciones de sus amigas supervivientes.
No es una historia fácil de leer, porque es real y cuesta imaginarse que todo esto pasara hace menos de un siglo. Me sorprendió como escribe Delbo, ya que no deja de ser una de las escritoras más modernas que he leído en mi vida.
Lo recomiendo muchísimo porque se ha convertido en mi libro favorito ever y porque siempre hay que mantenerse antifascista, sin dejar que se trivialicen ni se blanqueen las actitudes y comportamientos fascistas, totalitarios e ignorantes, que por desgracia seguimos viendo.
No le puedo poner una puntuación porque sería demasiado frívolo, pero queda todo dicho, cuando se convierte en un libro que te cambia la vida y la perspectiva en muchas cosas.
No es una historia fácil de leer, porque es real y cuesta imaginarse que todo esto pasara hace menos de un siglo. Me sorprendió como escribe Delbo, ya que no deja de ser una de las escritoras más modernas que he leído en mi vida.
Lo recomiendo muchísimo porque se ha convertido en mi libro favorito ever y porque siempre hay que mantenerse antifascista, sin dejar que se trivialicen ni se blanqueen las actitudes y comportamientos fascistas, totalitarios e ignorantes, que por desgracia seguimos viendo.
No le puedo poner una puntuación porque sería demasiado frívolo, pero queda todo dicho, cuando se convierte en un libro que te cambia la vida y la perspectiva en muchas cosas.