Blog Tour - THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz
Blog Tour
THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz
by Antonio Iturbe
On my blog today I have the pleasure of sharing with you......
THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz
I would like to thank Tracy at Compulsive Readers Tours, Ebury Press and
Antonio Iturbe for inviting me on the
blog tour
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Book Information
For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitzand The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world – and the most dangerous.
'It wasn’t an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns…’
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the ‘living books’ - prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be ‘borrowed’ to educate the children in the camp.
But books are extremely dangerous. They make people think. And nowhere are they more dangerous than in Block 31 of Auschwitz, the children’s block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor…
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My Review
5☆ Poignant and Heartbreakingly Authentic.
A Must Read!
First of all I just want to take a moment to admire the cover, it's absolutely stunning and I think it represents the book perfectly.
THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz is a very poignant, raw, and thought provoking read, it's an atmospheric and powerful read.
It's based on a true untold story which makes it even more special and Heartbreakingly authentic.
I don't want to go into the plot very much as i think this is a book you need to discover for yourself, the blurb was captivating and certainly gives a glimpse into this poignant read.
Dita is just 14years old and has been chosen and trusted to be the class librarian of Block 31, now you might think oh well it's only a librarian, but books are banned and anyone caught with them are sentenced to death!
But Dita's passion for learning and books shone through and despite the immediate danger she accepts the position.
She's incredibly brave, strong, loyal and has a heart of gold.
Dita and her family are in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. Where thousands of innocent lives are taken every day, horrific experiments are done on children, families are ripped apart, they are forced to live like cattle, fighting for beds with barely any food. It's horrific and really is quiet difficult to read. But it was a reality which makes it all the more raw and gut wrenching.
There is alot of characters and you really need to take your time with this book to fully absorb the characters and plot.
I did struggle at first getting to grips with who was who, but once I got my head around it, everything clicked into place.
Not all the Characters are likeable, for sooo many reasons, they are based on real characters, and some of them are horrific but harshly real, the Soldiers for example, how they treated people was unimaginable but it happened. But then you had characters like Dita and Fredy Hirsh who melted my heart.
Antonio Iturbe has created an atmospheric and heart breaking story packed full of emotion, reality, harsh truths, he took me right into the heart of Auschwitz and made me experience everything through the eyes of Dita and her struggles for survival. It was emotional, hard hitting and powerful but incredibly gripping and captivating that it had you turning the pages.
If you are looking for a read that's raw, based on a true untold story, powerful, Heartbreakingly authentic, thought provoking and a unique book, that once read will truly stay with you for a lifetime, then you must read THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz!
A Must Read!
First of all I just want to take a moment to admire the cover, it's absolutely stunning and I think it represents the book perfectly.
THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz is a very poignant, raw, and thought provoking read, it's an atmospheric and powerful read.
It's based on a true untold story which makes it even more special and Heartbreakingly authentic.
I don't want to go into the plot very much as i think this is a book you need to discover for yourself, the blurb was captivating and certainly gives a glimpse into this poignant read.
Dita is just 14years old and has been chosen and trusted to be the class librarian of Block 31, now you might think oh well it's only a librarian, but books are banned and anyone caught with them are sentenced to death!
But Dita's passion for learning and books shone through and despite the immediate danger she accepts the position.
She's incredibly brave, strong, loyal and has a heart of gold.
Dita and her family are in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. Where thousands of innocent lives are taken every day, horrific experiments are done on children, families are ripped apart, they are forced to live like cattle, fighting for beds with barely any food. It's horrific and really is quiet difficult to read. But it was a reality which makes it all the more raw and gut wrenching.
There is alot of characters and you really need to take your time with this book to fully absorb the characters and plot.
I did struggle at first getting to grips with who was who, but once I got my head around it, everything clicked into place.
Not all the Characters are likeable, for sooo many reasons, they are based on real characters, and some of them are horrific but harshly real, the Soldiers for example, how they treated people was unimaginable but it happened. But then you had characters like Dita and Fredy Hirsh who melted my heart.
Antonio Iturbe has created an atmospheric and heart breaking story packed full of emotion, reality, harsh truths, he took me right into the heart of Auschwitz and made me experience everything through the eyes of Dita and her struggles for survival. It was emotional, hard hitting and powerful but incredibly gripping and captivating that it had you turning the pages.
If you are looking for a read that's raw, based on a true untold story, powerful, Heartbreakingly authentic, thought provoking and a unique book, that once read will truly stay with you for a lifetime, then you must read THE LIBRARIAN OF Auschwitz!
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