The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio IturbeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book for the #2jennsbookclub twitter chat taking place Thursday 1/11 at 8PM EST; please join us! I can't tell you how deeply affecting this Holocaust book was- yes, all Holocaust books are (fiction or nonfiction), but Iturbe's book translated by Lilit Thwaites was so compelling, horrific, yet outstanding and I believe it is because of the main character, Dita Kraus, and her deeply moving narrative of her courageous life in the killing machine known as the Auschwitz Prison, her friends and family as they are forced all day, every day trying to survive while the SS officers, Dr, Mengele (oh is he so very evil) want to extinguish all the Jews and many others. I will be forever contemplating Dita's words whether she is creating a picture of her life before Auschwitz, running (hiding) to preserve the books in her library (8 in all) in order to bring the love of books and school to the children in Block 31. Fredy Hirsh was a real hero too and his depth of character and deep love for the children in his care, allowed these children to thrive in hell as they listened to their teachers read a book, discuss the world, and drill them on math. I fell in love with Fredy as Dita did and his strength of character urged Dita on to never give up hope. There are so many great quotations in this book- I highly recommend it for adults and teens. The world needs to keep reading and sharing these books!
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