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Cilka's Journey
Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris | 2019 | History & Politics, Religion
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8.7 (9 Ratings)
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Read the Tattoist of Auschwitz first!
  
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Jan 16, 2018  
I've finished The Tattooist of Auschwitz and a review will be up later today!
     
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The Ascent of Man
The Ascent of Man
Jacob Bronowski | 2011 | History & Politics
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"Bronowski said, ‘If we…try to reduce the human being to a number, we create an Auschwitz.’ In his book he’s actually standing in Auschwitz where he lost many members of his family where he said, ‘Because of certainty. Certainty is the killer."

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The Librarian of Auschwitz
The Librarian of Auschwitz
Antonio Iturbe, Lilit Thwaites | 2017 | History & Politics, Young Adult (YA)
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8.4 (7 Ratings)
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Another good, but also gut wrenchingly sad book about Auschwitz.
After studying the war for 14 years at school, I'm not ususlly that bothered about reading/watching anything about it.
But this, and the tattooist of Auschwitz did grab my attention. Getting single peoples points of view of what happened is horrifying, yet I also couldn't stop reading.
An awful topic to read about, but a good book
  
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris | 2018 | Biography, History & Politics, Religion
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8.7 (74 Ratings)
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A must read for any one interested in the Humanitarian side of WW2. A forgotten character in the history of Auschwitz and one I was grateful to have read.
  
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris | 2018 | Biography, History & Politics, Religion
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8.7 (74 Ratings)
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This book allows for an insight to the goings on at Auschwitz and and really makes you think about the horrors that occurred in that period of time, while also following the love story of the main character. (0 more)
  
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The Death's Head Chess Club
The Death's Head Chess Club
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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The game that began in Auschwitz only ends nearly 20 years later for these three men. Read my review of The Death's Head Chess Club by John Donoghue here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/04/05/gambits-and-pawns/
  
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris | 2018 | Biography, History & Politics, Religion
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8.7 (74 Ratings)
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Wow what an amazing book. Really hard to put down and gives you an insight into what happened in Auschwitz. I shed a few tears reading this. Can't wait for Cilka's Journey which is the sequel to this book.
  
Cilka's Journey
Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris | 2019 | History & Politics, Religion
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8.7 (9 Ratings)
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Fast paced (1 more)
Great Story line
An interesting read. I thought the book would of been more about Cilka's story of her time in Auschwitz but not much was mentioned about that. I still enjoyed the book all the same.
  
Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust
Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust
Viktor E. Frankl | 2004 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8.2 (5 Ratings)
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"An account of Frankl’s experiences as an inmate in Auschwitz, in which he describes his psychotherapeutic methods: Identifying a purpose in life to feel positively about and imagining the outcome. It’s a book about survival and the human spirit."

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