The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2018 • 277 pages

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Average rating3.6

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Although I can understand why a lot of people are put off by the simplistic writing, I actually think it exemplifies Lale's hopeful and semi-detached nature. In my opinion, it doesn't detract from the depth and profoundness of the story. There are plenty of memoirs that vividly detail the atrocities of Auschwitz but this is an intended piece of fiction to tell Lale's real life story on HIS behalf at HIS request. From what I can tell she captured his voice well, and I think she did a justice to him by not adding details that he probably wouldn't have been able to share with her. If anything the fact that it read more like an oral story-telling than a lengthy prosaic novel only made me empathize with him more.

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