The Tattooist Of Auschwitz - Heather Morris.

The Tattooist Of Auschwitz.

Author: Heather Morris.

Pages: 320 pages, Paperback.

Genre: Historical fiction, Fiction, World War II, War, Romance, Holocaust,

Published: January 23, 2018 by HarperCollins Holland.

Goodreads Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.31)

My Rating: ★★★☆

This week's book is 'The Tattooist Of Auschwitz' by Heather Morris. A non-fiction and tragic love story.

This was such a heavy story to read. Even though it is a fictional love story. There is some historical truth in it and it was hard for me to pick up this book. Because it is heavy and a lot of things in this book actually happened. It made me quiet and when I finished this book I had a bit of a reading slump.

The characters are real characters, the whole story is told from Lale's perspective. Our MC. Lale does what needs to been done to survive the Holocaust. 

This world is cruel and it made me angry and quiet that these things happend in real life (and probably some things still happen). However, it is beautiful to read that two characters find each other in this cruel world and love each other in the worst posibbly life they could have. 

My father told me to read this book, and I did. However, I don't like to read this kind of books because it is heavy stuff to read. It was hard for me to pick up, but I wanted to continue reading this book. The writing style is good and it has a good romance and suspence. But I have a hard time reading this book because these things really happend and it is very confronting. Honestly, I don't know what else to say about it. While reading it, I becames silent and to think and type about this book, I became silent again... It's an emotional rollercoaster.  If you are interested in Holocaust stories, maybe you'll like enjoy this book to read. But be aware of the Trigger warnings: Antisemitism, Attempted rape, Genocide, Mutilation, Rape, Sexual assault, Starvation, violence, ...

Synopsis:

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovanian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (The German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.

Imprisoned for more than two and a half years, Lale witnessed horrific atrocities and barbarism, but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.

One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.

A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, the Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.

Love, ❤

DarkBlue.