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A review by duskk_novels
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This one was on my tbr for two years, so when I randomly saw this book on a beautiful July day last year in a bookshop, you could imagine my immense joy
Lale Sokorov, a Slovakian Jew and prisoner is tasked with the tormenting burden of engraving numbers into his fellow Auschwitz prisoners. Among the hundreds he tattooed was Gita, the woman he fell in love with at first glance and the woman who gave him a reason to survive. We follow Lale's torturous journey as a Auschwitz prisoner and how he uses his privileged position as a tattooist to protect Gita along with other prisoners from the bestial brutality of Auschwitz. Through endless agony and impossible alterations of fate, we see how Lale survives this haunting, soul-destroying hell and the lengths he scales to fulfil his promises of reuniting and living the rest of his life with Gita
An emotional, tense novel, with focuses on Lale's harrowing experiences and the disturbing series of events suffered by other prisoners. With compelling, inspiring characters and simple worldbuilding, I enjoyed watching an unbelievable love blossom and come to life from a place ravaged and powered by human evil. An entire history uncoiled and diabolical inhumanity was unearthed from these pages. However, the prose was too simplistic and often felt rushed. The short chapters contained at times, vague descriptions with fast jumps between different topics and very little dialogue. The prose itself had no depth and felt conversational to the point where I learned very little about the characters, although interesting, I could not learn more about them that passed the surface. There was a disheartening lack of detail overall and I was left with many unanswered questions. I genuinely believe this novel has more potential and should be more thoughtfully reproduced. Whilst I do not regret reading this and enjoyed many parts, I would not recommend this unless you are into plain books that are easy to finish
Unfortunately, this did not meet my standards. I wholeheartedly believe this can be reproduced better with more thought, depth and detail. In shorter words, this book was 'alright'.
Lale Sokorov, a Slovakian Jew and prisoner is tasked with the tormenting burden of engraving numbers into his fellow Auschwitz prisoners. Among the hundreds he tattooed was Gita, the woman he fell in love with at first glance and the woman who gave him a reason to survive. We follow Lale's torturous journey as a Auschwitz prisoner and how he uses his privileged position as a tattooist to protect Gita along with other prisoners from the bestial brutality of Auschwitz. Through endless agony and impossible alterations of fate, we see how Lale survives this haunting, soul-destroying hell and the lengths he scales to fulfil his promises of reuniting and living the rest of his life with Gita
An emotional, tense novel, with focuses on Lale's harrowing experiences and the disturbing series of events suffered by other prisoners. With compelling, inspiring characters and simple worldbuilding, I enjoyed watching an unbelievable love blossom and come to life from a place ravaged and powered by human evil. An entire history uncoiled and diabolical inhumanity was unearthed from these pages. However, the prose was too simplistic and often felt rushed. The short chapters contained at times, vague descriptions with fast jumps between different topics and very little dialogue. The prose itself had no depth and felt conversational to the point where I learned very little about the characters, although interesting, I could not learn more about them that passed the surface. There was a disheartening lack of detail overall and I was left with many unanswered questions. I genuinely believe this novel has more potential and should be more thoughtfully reproduced. Whilst I do not regret reading this and enjoyed many parts, I would not recommend this unless you are into plain books that are easy to finish
Unfortunately, this did not meet my standards. I wholeheartedly believe this can be reproduced better with more thought, depth and detail. In shorter words, this book was 'alright'.