The Tattooist of Auschwitz

the tattooist of auchswitz

written and described beautifully but oddly paced and the obsessiveness of woman was slightly weird

This is an exceptional book and deserves all the praise that is has received although I do feel that some parts felt slightly too stretched from possible reality.

Although I can understand why a lot of people are put off by the simplistic writing, I actually think it exemplifies Lale's hopeful and semi-detached nature. In my opinion, it doesn't detract from the depth and profoundness of the story. There are plenty of memoirs that vividly detail the atrocities of Auschwitz but this is an intended piece of fiction to tell Lale's real life story on HIS behalf at HIS request. From what I can tell she captured his voice well, and I think she did a justice to him by not adding details that he probably wouldn't have been able to share with her. If anything the fact that it read more like an oral story-telling than a lengthy prosaic novel only made me empathize with him more.