The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) in Shut Up & Read

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

Heather Morris

Start date: March 1, 2023

Finish date: March 31, 2023

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Feb 19, 2020 Carrie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, holocaust, tear-jerker, wwii

Words left me when I finished and finally closed the book. I spent moments in silence as I stared at the photos in the back and was filled with so much emotion yet empty. I placed it on the arm of my chair gently tracing the numbers 32407 & 34902 with my finger while doing so. Showered and felt so much sorrow as the water trickled. Still empty but overrun. Words, thoughts, emotions were lost to me. I am drained yet so very glad I read this book and read Lale's story.

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Jun 24, 2022 Marla rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: celebrate-engagement, romance, with-reservations, audiobook, overrated, historical-fiction, war, library-audiobook, zz-2022

. I am just not a huge Nazi historical fiction gal. I had a phase where I read too many depressing Nazi historical fiction novels and I haven't been interested since. That being said, I had heard rave reviews about this book. I thought it was interesting, but honestly, I thought it was hyped up. It just didn't merit all the acclaim, IMO.

Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, becomes the T盲towierer, the tattooist of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps. Lale falls in love with Gita.

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