A review by brbooks
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

3.0

I’m going with 3.5 Stars. It was a good book in all regards, it just seemed to go super slow, or mix characters in a confusing way. I think maybe the solution would have been to make it shorter. I found myself looking to see how much was left, a lot....

I thought the book was really interesting though. I never knew about the family camp at aushwitz. It made me do more outside research on it as well. I enjoyed hearing a variety of stories from the camp, even though it could be confusing. Dita was an inspiring heroine, and I loved hearing her observations.

I enjoyed the premise of how books, and stories can help you make it through the darkest of times. At the end of the book the discussion is made about how you can live with bread and water, but without books you lose your humanity. I very much agree with this, in regards to the arts in general.

This book is a solid read, and recommended for those interested in the holocaust. It is tough at times because it’s such a horrible situation, but it is very important to remember the worst humans can do (especially now) so we do not doom ourselves to repeat it.