I’m about to start reading “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” Worth it with all of the hullabaloo?
I’m about to start reading “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” Worth it with all of the hullabaloo?
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Yes! It’s really good.
Good story, but I didn’t care for the authors style of writing.
I thought it was a ((disturbingly)) good book.
Good story, but the author didn’t do it justice, nor did she include a list of references (which made me really stabby ).
Kelly Roder stabby?
I really liked it.
Yes, it was good.
I enjoyed it very much.
I hear they are making a movie of it
Yes. I loved the audio version
Will finish listening to it this week, probably on Tuesday. Heartbreaking story, but so well written! The BITNB PGH Meet-Up is reading it for our April book discussion. If you’re in or near Pittsburgh come join us, Wednesday, April 10th 6:30pm to dine, then discussion and book chat 7:00-9:00pm. Meeting Room at Panera at the Galleria in Mt. Lebanon.
@Maureen thank you for posting this!! I was looking for this! I plan on joining y’all…. ?
@Karen we will sincerely look forward to meeting you! ? ?
I thought the writing was quite flat.
Very good book ?
I really enjoyed it
Enjoyed it. Very quick read.
I really liked it.
Pretty good! Very quick read.
I liked it but as I told someone, ‘I liked it enough to finish it but not enough to recommend it’…. the author’s style of writing is very choppy and there were parts i had to go back and say ‘wait, what did I miss?’
@Jen yes! So many better ones out there. I’m surprised of all the hype.
@Lynn 100% agree!
I couldn’t get through it.
I liked it!
It was ok, not my fave WWII historical fiction
I thought it had potential but was very slow
I thought it had potential but was very slow
I enjoyed it
I thought it was poorly written and didn’t finish. Lilac Girls was wonderful, if you haven’t read that and are interested in WWII fiction.
Jill Schneider Wilger I was meh about Lilac Girls. Thank goodness books are a matter of opinion! 🙂 The Nightingale is another one of my favorite historical fiction novels…and a must read.
I loved it personally and was totally worth it IMO
Great book
I enjoyed it.
Yes, I liked it!!!
didn’t connect with the writing
I just picked up at a yard sale.
Yes
I loved
Didn’t love the writing but enjoyed the book overall.
It’s a very good book, but there are a lot of historical inaccuracies.
@Kelly ie?
Interesting book, but for a true story, it’s hard to believe at some points
Well written historical fiction to me.
I thought it was meh….
I loved it!
I liked We Were The Lucky Ones better.
I thought it was a good book and even though some say there are historical inaccuracies, it seems to have a parallel story line to others I’ve read. You’d have to make your own judgment afterwards.
Loved it!!
I loved it personally and was totally worth it IMO
Listening to this right now. Every time I read a Holocaust novel, I get so angry that this was a real thing that happened to people. #NeverAgain
Good story, but I just did not like her writing.
Kristin, same here. Maybe if it was classified as a memoir instead of historic fiction? I can’t quite pinpoint what I don’t like about it.
@Kristin ditto. She’s a screenplay writer and it showed.
So good
One of my favorites from last year.
Loved it! Read it in one evening- very easy to read book (outside of the horrific events that occur)
Just ok.
I liked it.
Loved it!
Yes, it’s worth it!! The writing was simple & lacked depth, but it was a beautiful story about love and triumph in the midst of tragedy. I found the afterward by Lale & Gita’s son very moving. I read it quickly in one 3 hour sitting…
YES! finished it last month and already planning to read it again
So good! Quick read
I thought it was good
Yes! Loved this book so much❤️
loved it!
Loved it finished reading in a day and a half
Yes, yes! Read it. Worth the time and from a different perspective!
Yesyesyes!
Yes – great book
Absolutely!
It was awesome!!
Wonderful
I loved it!
So good!
I finished it a few days ago. It was well worth the read!
100 % yes
Great book:)
Yes
Oh yes!!!
Yes
Yes!
Meh. I wanted to love it but I just don’t think it was that well written.
I really liked it – quick but tough read!!
loved it!
Very good book! Highly recommend
So good
Oh. My. Gosh. SO GOOD!!!!
I thought it was okay. Great story, but I didn’t like her writing style.
It’s not as good as Lilac Girls- but worth your time.
I liked it. I’ve read a lot of WWII books about concentration camps and found this to be very interesting
To me it was not a nobel prize winner but I enjoyed it a lot
I liked it..it is a story that needed to be told.
Yes!
It was just meh for me. There are so many better Holocaust books, IMO.
I really loved it.
Loved it! ❤️❤️❤️?
Great read
Loved it, a favorite
Yes, definitely. Just remember it is a novel, not historical fiction. A great read.
Very superficial compared to many other accounts of life in a concentration camp. It’s a nice read, but I would look to other books to give you the reality.
A better romance, written by survivor with more realistic details is, for one, “I will Plant you a Lilac Tree.”
Good, quick read.