Book Review | The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
This book was published at the end of 2018, so very recent, and was popular almost immediately. The book tells the true story of Lale Sokolov, a Holocaust survivor who's job within Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was to tattoo incoming prisoners. Lale is an inspiring individual, his compassion and bravery stands out in this story. Obviously one must consider any bias or exaggeration the author may have included towards Lale, however I do not feel that this takes away from the penned stories from Lale, as he clearly went through absolute hell and survived, and helped others doing so.
Heather Morris has been accused of potentially lying in the story about some events, however Morris interviewed Lale over a number of years and wrote down his life story within the time-frame of WW2. Within the story, it tells of Lale falling in love with his future wife, Gita, and the friends he makes within the camps, along with the horrors he suffered physically and mentally, the SS officers he interacted with and how his job as tattooer gained him both benefits and social rejection.
Morris produced a second book about another individual within this book, Cilka, called Cilka's Journey, which I am yet to read. Both books have been highly revered and Lale unfortunately passed away in 2006, long before this book was released. This book is a very inspiring, but very saddening tale and I do caution people easily upset by the Holocaust and the treatment people endured whilst prisoners there. Morris writes from Lale's perspective, and also views the experience suffered by other individuals such as Gita, however Lale is the main focus and everything is viewed from his perspective.
I rated it 4 stars on goodreads, would recommend! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/61356939-emilia
Heather Morris has been accused of potentially lying in the story about some events, however Morris interviewed Lale over a number of years and wrote down his life story within the time-frame of WW2. Within the story, it tells of Lale falling in love with his future wife, Gita, and the friends he makes within the camps, along with the horrors he suffered physically and mentally, the SS officers he interacted with and how his job as tattooer gained him both benefits and social rejection.
Morris produced a second book about another individual within this book, Cilka, called Cilka's Journey, which I am yet to read. Both books have been highly revered and Lale unfortunately passed away in 2006, long before this book was released. This book is a very inspiring, but very saddening tale and I do caution people easily upset by the Holocaust and the treatment people endured whilst prisoners there. Morris writes from Lale's perspective, and also views the experience suffered by other individuals such as Gita, however Lale is the main focus and everything is viewed from his perspective.
I rated it 4 stars on goodreads, would recommend! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/61356939-emilia
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