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ashley729 's review for:
The Brothers of Auschwitz
by Malka Adler
Another rough, heartbreaking yet inspiring read about two brothers torn apart during the disaster that was WWII. It is raw and gut wrenching yet it hooks you because you are rooting so hard for these two. The narrator switches back and forth between the brothers and some of the sentences are a bit choppy so this definitely does require a bit more focus and breaks. Taken at 15 and 16 along with their parents, sister, and older brother, the family is split up at Auschwitz with no way to know what is happening to the others. The first parts are of their time at the camp but then they are also liberated and share snippets about the return to society and rebuilt their lives with literally nothing. I have not read any other stories that talk about the difficulties of reintegrating in society and unlearning the behaviors they had to adopt to survive in the camp. As all WWII books are, this is a rough read but I do believe I owe it to people to at least read their stories and hear about their strife because humanity failed them. The bond between these two brothers is so strong and despite all the heartache this is a beautiful story about family and perseverance.