Rating:  Summary: A document of time... Review: The process of reading "Night" was almost difficult. It is a document of the world's history that we need not forget, but it a very sad part of history and hope is a rarity of such documents. I thought that the book was written very honestly and simply. I don't think I can say I "enjoyed" it, but I am glad I read it. The ending was a bit anti-climatic and I would have liked to feel a bit more resolved. Many people do not understand the serverity of the Holocaust and by publishing "Night" Wiesel had his say in those dark times during World War II. The last line of the book, as unresolved as it may be, is quite memorable. I can not do justice to line without quoting it, however, I do not have a book with me. But it has to do with Elie looking in the mirror for the first time after being in the concentration camps and the face in the mirror seemed to be a stranger to him. Elie said that he would never forget that look on the stranger's face.
Rating:  Summary: The Night Review Review: Night was one of the best books I have read. I enjoyed reading about the Holocaust. The book was very descriptive and it painted a mental picture in my mind. As I was reading the book, I felt like i was right there by Ellie. It was horrifying to read some the the things that went on during the Holocaust,but I was very interested in knowing what when on. I liked learning of Ellie's many struggles between life and death. I felt like i was right there struggling for life with Ellie. This true account of the Holocaust was very interesting and definetly left me wanting to read more. I don't think I would change anything in the book. If anything I think I would of elaborated more on the book, and told of anything that happened after the liberation. The writer made the book very interesting, and i would be delighted to read any other books by Ellie Wiesel.
Rating:  Summary: Night Review Review: Elie Wiesel takes you back to the time of the Holocaust by telling the story of how he endured the mental and physical tourment that many Jews went through. This book was well written. Wiesel gave a very eye opening look at what happened in the concentration camps. Wiesel gave very detailed decriptions of everything that went on inside the camps and inside his mind. Without these details the story would not have the same affect. Wiesel's story was very informative and gave great insight to the events that took place. There is really nothing that I disliked. I think that there was really nothing to dislike because it was someone telling a true story. There is nothing that I would change about the book. To me, there is no way to change a book that tells a true account of someone's life. I believe that Wiesel published this book to give insight to what really went on. There are still many people today that believe that the Holocaust did not occur, and I think that Wiesel was making a point. Wiesel pointed out how cruel and unjust the Holocaust was and what it did to all that made it out of those concentration camps. I remember the very end of the book. The concentration camp that Wiesel was at was liberated and soon after he became deathly ill. Wiesel was in the hospital and finally had the nerve to look in the mirror. What he saw was a corpse before his eyes. Wiesel wrote that the image he saw was one that he will never forget, and that is the one thing I will never forget about this story. L. Mo
Rating:  Summary: Dark & Dreary Night Review: This book was really freaking sad. I was in a happy mood one Wednesday morning. Then second period I sat down to read Elie Wiesel's Night, and I got really sad. But I really have nothing to moan about compared to Elie who actually went through the whole mess. Elie'e account of being taken from his home, then split from his family and transported to and from Nazi concentration camps, gives a rare in-depth perspective. I can't say I enjoyed reading the book, but I thought it was well written and in depth. I didn't like how sad the book was but what can you do about that, it was the Holocaust. You can't really change anything about this book, it was somebody's firsthand true account. Elie's purpose for publishing it was to prove wrong those people who deny that the Holocaust happened. ...
Rating:  Summary: night Review: Night was an okay book. There were many things I liked about the book. One was when Elie just always wanted to be with her dad and really never wanted to leave him. I thought that was good because it showed that family came first and that is how is should always be. Another one was all of the gory content in the book which made the book get interested and made me want to continue to read it. Things I disliked about the book weren't really the books fault. I didn't really enjoy hearing the many rude and crude things the Nazi people did. They could have been a little nice to them and gave them some fried chicken from KFC every now and then or something like that. If I had to change anything I would have wanted Elie's dad to live or for Elie to find his mom and sister. I just wish it would have been a little happy ending with all the family meeting up and giving hugs and kisses. I think Elie's purpose for publishing the book is to give everybody a little feel for what happened to all the Jews during Holocaust. Also, all of these people are trying to say that the Holocaust didn't ever really happen. Elie is just trying to give everybody a feel for what did happen and give some facts and stories about living the life of a Jewish prisoner. The most memorable part for me was when Elie's father passed away and Elie couldn't even cry because he didn't have any tears left. That just shows how bad Holocaust really was. I think many things could have changed if everything went as planned, but the fact that there weren't any tears left just shows something about how bad the Holocaust really was.
Rating:  Summary: The Truth of the Horror Review: I found this book to be extremely interesting and gave great insight to a subject that is often overlooked. The book has amazing details that are so vivid and so real. The book puts a whole new perspective on the entire events that took place. I really enjoyed the book and there is really nothing that I would change. Elie Wiesel did an outstanding job of truly capturing the events that occured. I think Wiesel's purpose of writing the book, to inform people that the Holocaust was real, was accomplished. Many parts from the book stick out in my mind, but not one particular. The thing that sticks out most in my mind would have to be the loss of their loved ones and the emotions and feelings they had throughout.
Rating:  Summary: NIGHT REVIEW Review: I ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK MORE THAN OEDIPUS. WHEN READING THIS BOOK I REALLY FELT SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE HOLOCAUST. THE AUTHOR WAS REALLY GOOD AT DESCRIBING THE EVENTS THAT HAD TO GO THRU AND THINGS THEY SURVIVED. THE MOST MEMORABLE PART FOR ME WAS WHEN THEY WERE ALL STUFFED INTO THE BARRACKS AND ELIE HAD TO CLAW AND SCRAP HIS WAY TO THE TOP TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. I THINK ELIES PURPOSE FOR PUBLISHING THIS BOOK IS TO EDUCATED OTHERS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND TO HELP PROVE THAT THE HOLOCAUST DID HAPPEN AND IS NOT A MYTH. I HATED THE BEGINING OF THE BOOK. IT WENT BY SLOW AND WAS VERY BORING. I KNOW THAT THE AUTHOR WAS TRYING TO GIVE BACKGROUND LEADING UP TO WHAT THE BOOK WAS MAINLY ABOUT, BUT IT REALLY DULLED THE BOOK DOWN IN THE BEGINNING. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY CHANGE THE WAY THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN IN THE BEGINNING. MAYBE SHORTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT OR DOWNSIZE IT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE! IT WAS WORTH IT...THE BEGINING DOES GO BY SLOW BUT IF YOU CAN MAKE IT THRU IT THEN YOU'LL BE IN FOR A GREAT READING EXPERIENCE!!!!
Rating:  Summary: the review from transylvania Review: I liked the story of the book. It put the Holocaust into perspective a little bit, and really made you think about the suffering that the Jews went through during World War II. There are also things about the book that I did not particularly like. I dislike how his dad died at the end, after all of that suffering he didn't even survive; I was perturbed. I would change nothing about the book. The book is a true story, he is telling the facts. When you start lying, the book becomes fiction. Elie wrote and published the book so that people would have an idea of what kind of suffering was happening to innocent people during WWII. And to make some money i'm sure. The most memorable part is probably the end when he said he looked at himself in the mirror for the first time since the ghetto, that kind of stuck with me because I look in the mirror everyday and I would find it very odd to not look at myself for years. It would be like meeting a new person, and at the same time it would be one of the most frightening things to see as well.
Rating:  Summary: Review of Night Review: Night is a very interesting book. I like how it is a true story told through someone who was actually there and experienced the whole thing. I didn't like the graphic parts, but I feel they were necessary to get the point across. I wish he would have said more about his mother and sisters, because you never find out if he was ever reunited with them or if they didn't make it out. I think Elie wrote this book to prove to people that there really was a Holokaust and that it wasn't just something that was made up. My most memorable moment of the book was when the little boy was hanged. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to have to see that. You would get use to seeing the thousands of deaths, but watching one young child die slowly would just be too much.
Rating:  Summary: Night Review: I really liked reading this book. The book was written well. You were always interested in what was going on and wondering what was going to happen next. I didn't like reading in detail about the awfull things that were done to the Jews. However, the book wouldn't be the same without the details that were included. The book is very informative about all of the things the Germans did during the Holocaust. I think that it is important for people to be aware of of botht the good and bad things that happened in history. I can't really think of much that i would change about the book. However, I would have liked for the bool to have some pictures and maybe talk some about what happened when the Holocaust was over.
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