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samarakroeger 's review for:
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hard to tell where the memory of an old man ended and the fiction began ... which probably works better for a screenplay (which this originally was). It felt weird that ~half the characters were based on memories of real people (memories are usually not fully fleshed out and these were no exception) and the others were just made up to fill voids by the author? Some quick research shows that a fair amount of things presented here as "facts" are inaccurate. Somewhat problematic to blur the lines here, when most people will just read it and accept it as true. This is not a true story - it is Heather Morris' interpretation of a story she did not live or even have much context for. I'd recommend reading Night instead.
On another note, the sweet romantic bits were on the sickly sweet, unbelievable side and made the whole thing fall a bit flat for me. A captivating but poorly written narrative.
On another note, the sweet romantic bits were on the sickly sweet, unbelievable side and made the whole thing fall a bit flat for me. A captivating but poorly written narrative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, War
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Death of parent