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We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
5.0
Inspired by true events, We Must Not Think of Ourselves tells the story of the Warsaw ghettos during the Holocaust, as experienced and transcribed by Adam Paskow, an English teacher imprisoned in the ghetto who’s enlisted into a project to record his fellow prisoners’ stories for posterity.
This book is beautifully written, with so much empathy for these incredibly well-drawn characters. Adam himself is imperfect and fully human, and all the more likable and sympathetic for it. This story gave me a window into a part of this tragic history I’d not previously been familiar with, and it’s told in a way that’s just as gripping as it is devastating. It’s also a timely reminder that the casualties of war and genocide are not just victims or statistics, but uniquely individual human beings.
Thank you Lauren Grodstein, Algonquin Books, and NetGalley for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.
This book is beautifully written, with so much empathy for these incredibly well-drawn characters. Adam himself is imperfect and fully human, and all the more likable and sympathetic for it. This story gave me a window into a part of this tragic history I’d not previously been familiar with, and it’s told in a way that’s just as gripping as it is devastating. It’s also a timely reminder that the casualties of war and genocide are not just victims or statistics, but uniquely individual human beings.
Thank you Lauren Grodstein, Algonquin Books, and NetGalley for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.