First Post: Night by Elie Wiesel
I have very high expectations of the author Elie Wiesel. When I mention that I am reading the book, Night to someone, I always recieve positive feedback on the book. Sad books are my favorite type of books to read, as they make me feel grateful for what I have now. I expect this book to be sad, since it is about a Jew commuity that is sent Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944. I hope to view the world and its past with more sympathy after reading this book.
Since this book is so well known, I chose it from the selection given. I no longer want to listen in on the coversations about this book, I want to engage in these gatherings and be able to discuss the horrors of that time peroid with my peers. I know many students who read Night in their freshman year or during their last year of middle school for english, but I was unfortunately never assigned to read it. My knowledge on the Nazi Regime is low, but that doesn’t mean i don’t care for the subject. For some reason, I never got around to finnishing any of the books I started on this subject, but I hope to sucessfuly appriciate Elie Wiesel’s writing and experieces in Night.
Not knowing many facts on Auschwits will make me more engaged in Night. This book will be a helpful opening to the nonfiction writings of Germany in the 1600s. Having “evil” as the topic for this reading assignment will spark thoughts in my head as I am reading about the torturing of babies ect. Reading a nonfiction book about evil may help me connect evil to the real world instead of having evil appear in movies or on TV.
I am also glad to be reading this book with a friend so that we can discuss our opinions and observations on what we just read. I have heard a plethora of marvelous things about Elie Weisel and I can’t wait to begin this book.
[…] I also really liked the depth of thought that Lizzy put into her first post about Night: I have very high expectations of the author Elie Wiesel. When I mention that I am reading the book, Night to someone, I always recieve positive feedback on the book. Sad books are my favorite type of books to read, as they make me feel grateful for what I have now. […]
I agree, and Lizzy it’s a really great book. I think it’s great how interested you are in this topic, if you want any more information on it I have some really good books at my house about it..
I am also reading Night, and I feel the same way that you do about the topic. I love how inerested you are in the book, it shows that you picked the right book for you. It’s great to see that as a reader you are so devoted to you book. I can’t wait to read your other blogs about your book!!!
I really don’t think the he gave up on his father at all. I think that he did as much as he could to keep him going. In the end, his father didn’t want himself to live any longer, and his son was still there to push him on. I don’t think the he gave up on his father at all.
nah i really don’t, it’s just that i check my emial if it says i have an email. Um yea, Good BOOK
lizzie, i also have heard a lot of positive feed back on the book and have never gotten a chance to read the book. hopefully when i finish the book i am reading now i will read Night. Oddly enough sad books are my favorite too. reading about the hard times that people go through give me perspective on my own life. some of the stuff i read, like in all of those childhood abuse books like “A Boy Called It” i could have never imagined. Books like this are such eye openers. Tell me if you know any other books you think i might like to read.
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