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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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K.S. Lewis
When I say this book exceeded my expectations, I am not exaggerating in the slightest. Heather Morris has been working on this story for a while, originally starting it out as a screenplay, desperate to tell the story on the silver screen. However, her plans ended up directing this true story into a novel, and honestly it was for the best. I would LOVE to see this as a movie. The characters came to life from the first page, and I had tears reading the afterword written by Lale and Gita's son Gar ...more
Debbie
Dec 11, 2018 rated it it was amazing
I loved this book it was a true account of one man's survival through a difficult and horrific period of time. This book will definitely open your eyes to this man's story finding love in a horrific concentration camp & how he survived and helped many others survive as well. This is definitely not a light read but it a story that will stay with your for some time. ...more
Kim
Dec 23, 2021 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
What an load of drivel - and Lale is a insufferable mansplainer I struggled to car about even remotely
Putting people are risk without their consent and then telling them to be careful - says the man who set a fire, was saved from death while unconscious and randomly sends a woman a message that could have resulted in her death.
Unbelievable, wooden 2-dimensionsl rubbish that angered me.
Janet
Oct 14, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Lale Sokolov contacted the author to tell her the story of his Halocaust years in captivity. Because he was able to speak six languages he is assigned to the position of tattooist. While a grisly job, it allows him a few perks. He is a smart, nimble worker, helper, and survivor. He recants the horrors of his three years as a prisoner.

This is a compelling, well written book. With the very public international rise of white supremacism and neo-Nazism, we need to be reminded of those despicable, u
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Francisco
Aug 05, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Read it !!!
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