The Librarian of Auschwitz: Based on the True Story of Dita Kraus
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Summary
For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and 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…
The Sunday Times bestseller for readers of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas， The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice。 Based on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus， holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children's block in Auschwitz。
'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…
The Sunday Times bestseller for readers of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas， The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice。 Based on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus， holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children's block in Auschwitz。
Reviews
Keeley
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As hard as it is to read books about the Holocaust， I am inspired by the courage and resilience of those who lived through it。 This is based on the true story of a girlwho was asked to be in charge of the few smuggled books they had for their “school”。
milena :-）
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Usually I love historical fiction， but I didn’t really enjoy this one。
Geo Marcovici
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O carte foarte bine documentată， “Bibliotecara de la Auschwitz” ne arată că， până și în cele mai grele situații， omul are nevoie de cunoaștere。 Este povestea Ditei Kraus， o tânără de doar 14 ani， care este cea mai tânără bibliotecară din lume și are grijă de cea mai mică bibliotecă din lume， care are doar 8 cărți: biblioteca de la Auschwitz。Recenzia mea completă o găsiți aici: https://www。delicateseliterare。ro/bib。。。 O carte foarte bine documentată， “Bibliotecara de la Auschwitz” ne arată că， până și în cele mai grele situații， omul are nevoie de cunoaștere。 Este povestea Ditei Kraus， o tânără de doar 14 ani， care este cea mai tânără bibliotecară din lume și are grijă de cea mai mică bibliotecă din lume， care are doar 8 cărți: biblioteca de la Auschwitz。Recenzia mea completă o găsiți aici: https://www。delicateseliterare。ro/bib。。。 。。。more
Nina N。
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How does one stand up to the unimaginable horror that was Nazi reigme and Auschwitz and survive？How can one not just survive but come out with the will to live beyond that horror？Books。While books might not feed the body nor sustain the physical necessities of life， books give life to the soul。One of the best books I've read about Auschwitz due to the multiple perspectives and how well the story was told。#bookbingo21 #150books #bookchallenge21 #booksof21 How does one stand up to the unimaginable horror that was Nazi reigme and Auschwitz and survive？How can one not just survive but come out with the will to live beyond that horror？Books。While books might not feed the body nor sustain the physical necessities of life， books give life to the soul。One of the best books I've read about Auschwitz due to the multiple perspectives and how well the story was told。#bookbingo21 #150books #bookchallenge21 #booksof21 。。。more
Ally Leshowitz
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So beautiful and horrifying。 This novel really reminds us of the importance of humanity。 Holocaust victims are beautifully humanized in this novel—they’re named， described， given a voice。 This book is great for high schoolers though it is difficult: the content is obviously unpleasant and it’s quite long。 Additionally， there are a lot of characters and it’s easy to become confused。 It took me a while to finish this one， but it was absolutely worth it。
Rosie
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This was a very interesting book that， even though the subject matter was awful， I still enjoyed reading it。 I thought Dita’s character was very well written and I liked how her friends and mother were written。 Fredy Hirsch was another favourite character of mine。 I would recommend this book to anyone who loves history and is interested in the lives of the people imprisoned in the hellhole which is Auschwitz。
Sarah
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I started reading this and went in knowing I was going to cry like a baby at some point。 I will have you know I only cried three times！ I lost count of the goose bumps it gave me however。 While this book wasn’t a “true” story， it was true enough and these events actually happened to millions of Jews。 While the world was complaining about being trapped indoors for a year WITH FOOD AND PLUMBING！ The hardship and gut wrenching time the Jewish people went through during Hitlers reign was unbelievabl I started reading this and went in knowing I was going to cry like a baby at some point。 I will have you know I only cried three times！ I lost count of the goose bumps it gave me however。 While this book wasn’t a “true” story， it was true enough and these events actually happened to millions of Jews。 While the world was complaining about being trapped indoors for a year WITH FOOD AND PLUMBING！ The hardship and gut wrenching time the Jewish people went through during Hitlers reign was unbelievably worse。 Worse so that they didn’t have beds， they had to drag the dead of their own people from their huts then fight over who got the bed。 The most I had to fight for during our pandemic was my side of the queen size mattress and maybe a glass of milk to go with my pop tart。 What Dita had to endure at such a young age is sickening。 I will never understand how a group of people could be like “yeah， it’s the Jewish people’s fault for everything…let’s just get rid of them…” 🤔 The logic behind that thinking is mind boggling。 I could keep going but I won’t。 If there is ever a book to read when you have a few moment here and there to just sit and ponder what you have just read I would suggest this one。 。。。more
Lucia Ortega🖤🎸
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Ya había leído novelas que trataban de él mismo tema y estaban ambientadas en la misma época， la mayoría me aburrieron o no me terminaban de gustar sinceramente。Sin embargo esta novela me ha sorprendido gratamente 。Es una historia desgarradora de la cual he podido aprender y apreciar cosas que estaban escritas en ella 。 Lo que más me ha gustado han sido los personajes el autor los ha destacado y descrito de tal forma que los haga admirables。 Como en toda novela ha habido partes que me han gustad Ya había leído novelas que trataban de él mismo tema y estaban ambientadas en la misma época， la mayoría me aburrieron o no me terminaban de gustar sinceramente。Sin embargo esta novela me ha sorprendido gratamente 。Es una historia desgarradora de la cual he podido aprender y apreciar cosas que estaban escritas en ella 。 Lo que más me ha gustado han sido los personajes el autor los ha destacado y descrito de tal forma que los haga admirables。 Como en toda novela ha habido partes que me han gustado / entretenido más y otras menos aunque la he disfrutado de principio a fin 。 En mi opinión es una novela que realmente merece la pena ， la recomiendo 😊 。。。more
Ruth
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This book was an incredible story of survival against impossible odds。 The main character Dita Adler is based off of a real person。 Her fight to keep stories alive in the midst of a concentration camp was amazing。 The book was filled with incredibly sad， inhuman scenes。 But also scenes of family， friendship and love。 I totally loved this book。For those worrying about the content: Sex: mention of a brothel， it is said that women would sell their bodies for supplies， we see such a woman being exam This book was an incredible story of survival against impossible odds。 The main character Dita Adler is based off of a real person。 Her fight to keep stories alive in the midst of a concentration camp was amazing。 The book was filled with incredibly sad， inhuman scenes。 But also scenes of family， friendship and love。 I totally loved this book。For those worrying about the content: Sex: mention of a brothel， it is said that women would sell their bodies for supplies， we see such a woman being examined by a potential customer and he touches her in inappropriate ways。 One character is homosexual， Nazi soldiers eye nude Jewish women。 Reference to ‘tits’ breast， sex， and private parts are made and there is a scene where both Dita and her mother are fully nude。 A Nazi urinates on an elderly Jewish woman。Language: f work is used twice by the Nazis， other words include: shit， damn， bitch， and damnit。 God’s name is used in vain several times。Drug and alcohol: cigarettes are one of the items traded on the black market。 One man dies of an overdose Violence: the gas chambers are described in detail and the bodies are twisted in gruesome ways。 Horrifying descriptions of experiments on humans。 The Nazis are extremely cruel to the prisoners and disease runs wild around the camps。 Some scenes can be very emotional and hard to read。 Bodies are piled high in pits。Other: human waste is referenced several times。 Some one wets themselves。Age: 13-14+。 It really depends on the person。 While this book is YA it deals with very serious topics。 Including the holocaust。Definitely not recommended for children under the age of 13 and parents should probably be ready to discuss the book with their teenager。In conclusion I highly recommend this book to anyone who has read The Diary of a Young Girl and other Holocaust novels。 。。。more
Birbi Carballo
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Sublime， gran libro donde se ve la capacidad que tienen los niños de levantarse ante tanta adversidad。 Recomiendo su lectura 100%
Magpie
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Kath Bookclub 2021
Anna
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It was。。。 OK？ I didn t like it， but I didn t hate it either。 Maybe the best way to describe it is as "meh"。 I think the biggest problem I had with it was the fact that it wasn t written by Edita， but by a random writer whom I didn t like at all。 He made me feel nothing。 Nothing for Edita， the main character， nothing for any of thf Jews and no fear of Mendele。 I didn t like his writing style at all and I didn t like the fact that he added some purely imaginary things into the story that really we It was。。。 OK？ I didn t like it， but I didn t hate it either。 Maybe the best way to describe it is as "meh"。 I think the biggest problem I had with it was the fact that it wasn t written by Edita， but by a random writer whom I didn t like at all。 He made me feel nothing。 Nothing for Edita， the main character， nothing for any of thf Jews and no fear of Mendele。 I didn t like his writing style at all and I didn t like the fact that he added some purely imaginary things into the story that really were unnecessary。 I ve come to the conclusion that Auschwitz books are best written by the survivors， not by some weird， never-heard-of writers that take a thousand and one liberties with the story， taking it to the point where it isn t even a story "based on real events" anymore。 The story was interesting， but that s all that it s good about this book。 And for me， this is not enough to call the book "good" 。。。more
Isabella Wrigley
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such a moving and emotional book （unsurprisingly） that made my heart feel so so heavy by the end。i think these historical accounts are a very important lesson and warning for humanity almost 100 years on with the last handful of survivors dying or dead that these atrocities should never EVER be given the opportunity to repeat themselves。it boils my blood that 5% of the population believe the holocaust is a hoax - disgusting。it had great links to other survival stories as well as moving perspecti such a moving and emotional book （unsurprisingly） that made my heart feel so so heavy by the end。i think these historical accounts are a very important lesson and warning for humanity almost 100 years on with the last handful of survivors dying or dead that these atrocities should never EVER be given the opportunity to repeat themselves。it boils my blood that 5% of the population believe the holocaust is a hoax - disgusting。it had great links to other survival stories as well as moving perspectives so that it wasn’t solely focused on dita。there were occasions where it didn’t quite make sense （only rarely） but i put that down to the multiple translations the text has undergone。 。。。more
Beth Arnold
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I've read several books about the Holocaust。 This one， based on facts and real people， will never be forgotten。 The things that happened at Auschwich as told through the story of this young teenage girl are horrific and inspiring and repulsive and heroic。 I've read several books about the Holocaust。 This one， based on facts and real people， will never be forgotten。 The things that happened at Auschwich as told through the story of this young teenage girl are horrific and inspiring and repulsive and heroic。 。。。more
Lucia Ortega🤎
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Sinceramente este libro ha sido increíble ， había leído novelas ambientadas también en esta época y trataban el mismo tema ， pero no me habían llegado a enganchar 。 Sin embargo esta me ha sorprendido gratamente La bibliotecaria de auschwitz es una novela de la que he podido aprender y apreciar lecciones tanto de personajes como de situaciones planteadas en la historia， como el autor ha definido a los personajes me ha encantado， y ha hecho que los personajes sean admirablesHa habido partes que se Sinceramente este libro ha sido increíble ， había leído novelas ambientadas también en esta época y trataban el mismo tema ， pero no me habían llegado a enganchar 。 Sin embargo esta me ha sorprendido gratamente La bibliotecaria de auschwitz es una novela de la que he podido aprender y apreciar lecciones tanto de personajes como de situaciones planteadas en la historia， como el autor ha definido a los personajes me ha encantado， y ha hecho que los personajes sean admirablesHa habido partes que se me han hecho más pesadas otras más fáciles de disfrutar ， como todos los libros 。 Pero he disfrutado la novela de principio a fin。Recomiendo el libro ！😊 。。。more
Marissa Ebora
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Chilling testimony of what the prisoners experienced through an adolescent's eyes。 Chilling testimony of what the prisoners experienced through an adolescent's eyes。 。。。more
Rasa|Knygų princesė
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Knygų apie holokaustą ir koncentracijos stovyklas apstu。 Tai kas vyko， vis dar gyva ir labai skaudu。 O mane ši tema vis dar jaudina。 Taigi "Mažiausia pasaulio biblioteka" tapo viena iš tų knygų， kurias užsibrėžiau perskaityti， o dar pavadinime žodis "biblioteka"。。。Istorija paremta tikra asmenybe ir pagrindinė veikėja Dita sukurta pagal realią asmenybę。 Keturiolimetė kartu su tėvais atsiduria Aušvico koncentracijos stovykloje。 Čia 31-ajme bloke veikia slapta mokykla， o Dita pakviečiama tapti bibl Knygų apie holokaustą ir koncentracijos stovyklas apstu。 Tai kas vyko， vis dar gyva ir labai skaudu。 O mane ši tema vis dar jaudina。 Taigi "Mažiausia pasaulio biblioteka" tapo viena iš tų knygų， kurias užsibrėžiau perskaityti， o dar pavadinime žodis "biblioteka"。。。Istorija paremta tikra asmenybe ir pagrindinė veikėja Dita sukurta pagal realią asmenybę。 Keturiolimetė kartu su tėvais atsiduria Aušvico koncentracijos stovykloje。 Čia 31-ajme bloke veikia slapta mokykla， o Dita pakviečiama tapti bibliotekininke。 Knygos tik aštuonios， bet labai mylimos ir gerbiamos。 Tiesa， dar tiek pat buvo ir gyvųjų knygų - žmonių， kurie pasakojo istorijas。 O knygos Aušvice draudžiamos， taigi Ditos darbas buvo labai pavojingas。Šiame romane žiaurūs nacių poelgiai nenustebino - tai jau daug kartų skaityta ir girdėta。 Bet labai sužavėjo meilė ir pagarba knygoms。 Tai buvo DItos atgaiva， būdas išgyventi sunkiomis sąlygomis。 Dita kiek priminė mane - visad griebiuosi knygos， kai sunku， kai norisi pabėgti ir pamiršti。Antrasis dalykas， kuris man patiko - tai stiprios asmenybės。 Fredis Hiršas， 31-ojo bloko seniūnas buvo tas žmogus， kuris visus uždegė veikti， palaikė。 Pati DIta stengėsi išlaikyti žmogiškumą ir dvasios skaidrumą。 Na， o dar kiek kitų smulkių veikėjų， kurie bandė išgyventi ir tuo pačiu likti žmonėmis。 Romanas labai patiko。 Tai jaudinanti istorija， didelė meilė knygoms ir tiesiog žmogiškumas ten， kur jo turėjo nebelikti。 Ir dar kartą teko pajusti koncentracijos stovyklos atmosferą。 Esu buvusi Aušvice， taigi stovyklos vaizdai vėl atgijo。。。 。。。more
Pam
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3。5 stars （I feel like I'm always wishing for half-star rating increments）。What I liked: The story was well-researched， based on a true story， included many real people or characters based on real people， and the author had notes at the end telling what happened to the various people。I love stories about people finding something that inspires them and gives them hope in a hopeless situation and this definitely had that element。What I didn't like: I would have preferred to read it in Spanish inst 3。5 stars （I feel like I'm always wishing for half-star rating increments）。What I liked: The story was well-researched， based on a true story， included many real people or characters based on real people， and the author had notes at the end telling what happened to the various people。I love stories about people finding something that inspires them and gives them hope in a hopeless situation and this definitely had that element。What I didn't like: I would have preferred to read it in Spanish instead of the English translation， but my library didn't have it。 The narration was odd and a bit confusing at points。 It would change from 3rd person to 2nd person at times， for example one paragraph starts off talking about the victim， then in the next sentence it's saying， "you think about。。。" rather than saying， "one thinks about。。。" or "he thinks about。。。" That may be due to translation error， but there were also various times when it seemed as though you were reading the thoughts of the main character （although they weren't italicized） but at any rate you were privy to her knowledge or feelings at that moment， and then the paragraph would end with some fact that the character couldn't have known because it hadn't happened yet or she was too far removed from it to have knowledge of it。 Just the way it was snuck in there seemed awkward and gives the impression that the whole story is a flashback but it's not。Overall， I think it was an important story to tell， and it definitely gives the reader a vivid mental picture of the suffering and death that so many endured at the hands of the Nazis， although it isn't the best WWII novel I've read。 I do feel like I would like to read Dita Kraus' autobiography after reading this， and had I not read this， I might never have known she existed。 。。。more
Rosi
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Hard to put down this incredible story， based on fact， of a young girl's experience in a concentration camp。 Highly recommend。 Hard to put down this incredible story， based on fact， of a young girl's experience in a concentration camp。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Jess Ferencz
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This was sadly a DNF for me :（
Raquel Cunha
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Não consigo descrever este livro。 Faltam-me as palavras。 O melhor que já li sobre a guerra， sobre o Holocausto。 Talvez o melhor livro que já tenha mesmo lido。 Completo， emocionante， triste mas por vezes arranca um sorriso， daqueles bons。 Uma das coisas que amei neste livro， （ na verdade foi tudo） mas， uma das coisas e o facto de ser mesmo tão completo， e ao longo do livro não ficar nada por contar， e ainda fazermos várias relações com pessoas que já conhecia a história de outros livros。 É estar Não consigo descrever este livro。 Faltam-me as palavras。 O melhor que já li sobre a guerra， sobre o Holocausto。 Talvez o melhor livro que já tenha mesmo lido。 Completo， emocionante， triste mas por vezes arranca um sorriso， daqueles bons。 Uma das coisas que amei neste livro， （ na verdade foi tudo） mas， uma das coisas e o facto de ser mesmo tão completo， e ao longo do livro não ficar nada por contar， e ainda fazermos várias relações com pessoas que já conhecia a história de outros livros。 É estar a ler e dizer “espera aí， eu conheço esta pessoa” e conheço mesmo。 Anne Frank e uma delas， Rudi Rosenberg outro， comandante Schwarzhuber， outro， do último livro “A coragem de Cilka”。 Freddy Hirsch também。 Não imagino o que Dita passou， mas sei que é uma lutadora， uma resistente。 Até ao último dia da sua vida a chama do fósforo， manter-se-á acesa， no meio de toda a escuridão。 Ela é esse fósforo， e eu sinto-me grata por conhecer a história dela。 。。。more
Mohammad Al-Rashed
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Such a powerful story based on the life of Dita Kraus when she was a child held captive in Auschwitz。 This book demonstrated the chaotic nature of Auschwitz during WWII。 This book could have benefited with putting more focus on Dita's story rather than bringing in and focussing on many other characters as well。 Such a powerful story based on the life of Dita Kraus when she was a child held captive in Auschwitz。 This book demonstrated the chaotic nature of Auschwitz during WWII。 This book could have benefited with putting more focus on Dita's story rather than bringing in and focussing on many other characters as well。 。。。more
Kathryn
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Very powerful telling of a particular you girl and those she meets in Auschwitz during WWII。
Rebekah
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The first hundred pages or so are pretty good， but then the book just gets over descriptive for my liking。 So， I recommend reading the first hundred pages or so cause it’s actually pretty interesting but from then on it just got very boring。
Marek
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Knih z 2。 světové války odehrávající se v období holokaustu je velmi hodně。 Samozřejmě čtenáře už asi nepřekvapí žádné nové informace， přesto jsem se dozvěděl nové zajímavé informace a to， že určití Židé včetně dětí se vyhnuli selekci a byli umístěni do bloku 31 v Osvětimi。 Pozoruhodné je také， že bylo pod vedením Fredyho Hirsche schováno několik knih， podle kterých předčítali dětem。 Dita， hlavní představitelka románu， 14。 letá dívka， byla zvolena jako strážkyně knih， což byl nelehký úkol， a pok Knih z 2。 světové války odehrávající se v období holokaustu je velmi hodně。 Samozřejmě čtenáře už asi nepřekvapí žádné nové informace， přesto jsem se dozvěděl nové zajímavé informace a to， že určití Židé včetně dětí se vyhnuli selekci a byli umístěni do bloku 31 v Osvětimi。 Pozoruhodné je také， že bylo pod vedením Fredyho Hirsche schováno několik knih， podle kterých předčítali dětem。 Dita， hlavní představitelka románu， 14。 letá dívka， byla zvolena jako strážkyně knih， což byl nelehký úkol， a pokud by se zjistilo， že přechovává knihy， určitě by ji neminul trest， možná i smrt。 Přesto přijala tento úkol。 O samotě také knihy četla。 V knize se nacházejí také úryvky z knih， které opatrovala。 Mě osobně například zaujala kniha Kouzelný vrch， kterou napsal Thomas Mann。 Časem si knihu přečtu。V knize se dozvíme také o životě Dity před transportem do Osvětimi， v knize nalezneme plno smutku， utrpení i lásku， která se v těchto nelidských podmínkách zrodí。 K knize se také vyskytne jedna událost， nad kterou Dita neustále myslí a nenechává ji klidnou。 Chce zjistit pravdu za každou cenu。。。Kniha je velmi obsáhlá， celkové zpracování knihy se mi líbilo。 Kniha je založená na skutečných událostech， nalezl jsem v ní hodně myšlenek。 Určitě to není kniha， kterou by čtenář přečetl na jedno posezení。 Myslím si， že čtenáři， kteří čtou knihy tohoto žánru， nebudou zklamáni a dozví se zase nějaké nové informace。 Některé události byly velmi napínavé， až se mi zastavoval dech， když jsem je pročítal。 Rovněž jsem obdivoval rozhodnutí jednoho muže a říkal jsem si， že málokterý člověk by něco takového udělal。 V knize se také setkáme s Dr。 Mengelem， "doktorem smrti"， ze kterého mají všich hrůzu a právem！！！ Jeho zvrácené pokusy jsou strašné！！！Myslím si， že mělo smysl číst dětem knihy， anebo být "živou" knihou， vyprávět jim příběhy vlastními slovy， aby alespoň na chvíli zapomněli na hrůzy， kterými jsou svědky každý den， a mohli se zasnít do příběhů， mohli zapomenout na zvěrstva， která jsou pro mě nepochopitelná。V závěru knihy se dozvíme， že se autor této knihy osobně setkal s Ditou， která uvedla některé věci na pravou míru a také v knize nalezneme přílohu s názvem CO S NIMI BYLO？Citáty z knihy， které mne oslovily:Když jsou lidé zavřeni， zmačkáni a zabíjeni po tisících jako zvířata， nakonec sami uvěří， že jsou obyčejnými kusy dobytka。 Smích a pláč jim připomenou， že jsou ještě lidmi。Odvážní nejsou ti， kdo nemají strach。 Ti jsou lehkomyslní， neznají nebezpečí a vystavují se mu， aniž si uvědomují následky。 Ten， kdo si neuvědomuje nebezpečí， může ohrozit kohokoli ve svém okolí。 Takové lidi ve své skupině nechci。 Potřebuji takové， kteří se třesou， ale neustoupí， kteří vědí， co riskují， a přesto kráčejí kupředu。Líbil se mi také citát od samotného autora， který se nachází v závěru knihy。 Uvádím jen určitou část:Knihy neléčí nemoci， ani se nemohou použít jako zbraně k porážce vojska katů， nelze jimi naplnit žaludek ani zahnat žízeň。 Jistě， kultura není zapotřebí k tomu， aby člověk přežil。 K tomu slouží chléb a voda。 Je pravda， že s chlebem k jídlu a s vodou k pití člověk přežije， aby však přežilo lidství v člověku， to nestačí。 Nedojímá-li nás krása， nezavřeme-li oči a neuvedeme-li do pohybu mechanismy představivosti， nejsme-li schopni klást si otázky a spatřit hranice naší nevědomosti， jsme buď mužem nebo ženou， nikdy však člověkem。 Není nic， co by nás odlišilo od lososa， zebry nebo tura pižmového。 。。。more
bukwa
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Historia piękna， straszna， prawdziwa。 Opowieść o miłości do literatury i życia w przerażających warunkach obozu koncentracyjnego， w bloku dziecięcym。
Katherine
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Setting → Birkenau-Auschwitz （1944）Writing → multi story timelines 1。 Dita （14 year old Jewish girl） job: librarian [main character] 2。 Rudi Rosenburg （19 year old boy） job: register - logs inmates & resistance members 3。 assortment of other inmates & camp personnel （alternating chapters）Pros:a） positive rep: love， resilience， loyalty & familyb） diversity rep: LGBT - M/M romancec） scenes - snowflake catching， mending/love towards library booksd） survival storye） engaging writingA book that mixes Setting → Birkenau-Auschwitz （1944）Writing → multi story timelines 1。 Dita （14 year old Jewish girl） job: librarian [main character] 2。 Rudi Rosenburg （19 year old boy） job: register - logs inmates & resistance members 3。 assortment of other inmates & camp personnel （alternating chapters）Pros:a） positive rep: love， resilience， loyalty & familyb） diversity rep: LGBT - M/M romancec） scenes - snowflake catching， mending/love towards library booksd） survival storye） engaging writingA book that mixes both fact and fiction。 It follows the story of a real Holocaust survivor named Dita。 She was 15 years old when she was transferred to Auschwitz with her mother and father。 Once there， she became the librarian of Block 31。 It was a family camp where she was in charge of keeping 8 books hidden from the Nazis。 Together， Dita and some adults created a small school for the children put under their care。I liked learning about her life and how she gained comfort from the books she protected。 Some of the best scenes involved the simple happiness given to the children affected by her kind actions。 There was also an old man who stood outside in the wintertime catching snowflakes amid the dilapidated camp lodgings。 There are some graphic scenes of violence and death but no more than typical of a story focused on the Holocaust。 Overall， it’s a powerful story with themes of love， resilience， loyalty， friendship， and family。TW: death （loved one）， graphic violence/cruelty 。。。more
Georgiana Darie
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No puedo expresar en palabras lo que me transmite al leer el libro。 Creo que es tan personal， y a la vez de todos， que no se puede contar。 Es un libro de lectura obligatoria sin duda！
charlie。s_chapters
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'Reading gives you someplace to go when we have to stay where we are。' - Mason Cooley Such a moving and heart felt book！ It took me a little while to get into the story line， it was quite a slow start but once the story got started I couldn't put it down。 A very harrowing story。 The fact that this is a recount of such horrific events from the point of view of someone who was a child （Dita） at the time， it was just horrendous to wrap your head around。 It makes it really hard to read and digest wh 'Reading gives you someplace to go when we have to stay where we are。' - Mason Cooley Such a moving and heart felt book！ It took me a little while to get into the story line， it was quite a slow start but once the story got started I couldn't put it down。 A very harrowing story。 The fact that this is a recount of such horrific events from the point of view of someone who was a child （Dita） at the time， it was just horrendous to wrap your head around。 It makes it really hard to read and digest what is being said。 The knowledge that in part it was Dita's love for books that kept her going and kept her feeling like there was purpose to her time in Auschwitz， makes reading her story all the more poignant。 If you have an interest in the various Auschwitz novels that are about now then I would recommend this。'Reading forces you to be quiet in a world that no longer makes place for that。' - John Green The Librarian of Auschwitz: Based on the True Story of Dita Kraus 。。。more
eva howe
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