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A review by kiandra_jane
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
I find it very hard to rate/review this book.
This story provides a very different experience inside a concentration camp. From what I've learnt in school, through other survivor stories and visiting holocaust museums, I understand how atrocious and barbaric the camps were and often other tales are tear-wrenching and harrowing.
I felt this book somewhat romanticised time in the concentration camps. Lale had a lot of freedom inside this camp, and all the prisoners seemed to have gotten away with significantly more than what's expected based on everything I have learnt/read about.
Although "based on a true story", it makes me question how much fiction has been brought into it - although I have absolutely no intention of questioning or undermining Lale, Gita and the other prisoners' experience.
This story provides a very different experience inside a concentration camp. From what I've learnt in school, through other survivor stories and visiting holocaust museums, I understand how atrocious and barbaric the camps were and often other tales are tear-wrenching and harrowing.
I felt this book somewhat romanticised time in the concentration camps. Lale had a lot of freedom inside this camp, and all the prisoners seemed to have gotten away with significantly more than what's expected based on everything I have learnt/read about.
Although "based on a true story", it makes me question how much fiction has been brought into it - although I have absolutely no intention of questioning or undermining Lale, Gita and the other prisoners' experience.