Night (Oprah's Book Club)

Haunted my dreams for years.

The book that convinced me to start reading furiously again.

The violin scene still haunts me.

History repeats itself when we forget the past.

a procesion to your death,,, incredible true storey

don't read before you go to sleep. will cause nightmares. you can't believe it was real.

Great book. Chilling, haunting, horrifying, important.

Elie Wiesel's recounting of his experiences as a Jewish person during the Holocaust is both depressing and riveting. He relives his pain, and his memories are so specific, it is as if he witnessed the atrocities he did just yesterday rather than over 60 years ago. Parts of the book were so difficult to read for me as a mother that I nearly put the book away. However, the importance of reading his story and keeping the horrors of the Holocaust alive are far too important to be put aside. As hard as it was for me to read, I didn't have to experience what he did, and I will never need to live with the nightmares he does. This haunting memoir is truly a glimpse into the very darkest side of humanity, as well as the hope that kept survivors alive through this dark period of our history.

A textbook Holocaust story, but a good read nonetheless.

Night is an interesting contrast to Corrie Ten Boom's account of concentration camps and her survival. Night is filled with hopelessness and darkness; whereas The Hiding Place is filled with continual praise to God and prayer for their rescue.