This is not your classic Holocaust book. It delves in to the life of a man forced to make an impossible decision: seemingly break his loyalty to his people and survive or risk living the same life as others and die?
There were so many points in this book where I found myself wondering what I would have done in this situation. How far would I have gone to survive and protect those I loved? Lale is an incredible man, who shortly after arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau, becomes the tattooist for the camp. Effectively branding other prisoners like cattle.
Throughout his incredible story he never loses his humanity or kindness when there is none shown around him. It is a testament to the human spirit and a chronicle that every young person should read of horrors that should never be repeated.
There were so many points in this book where I found myself wondering what I would have done in this situation. How far would I have gone to survive and protect those I loved? Lale is an incredible man, who shortly after arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau, becomes the tattooist for the camp. Effectively branding other prisoners like cattle.
Throughout his incredible story he never loses his humanity or kindness when there is none shown around him. It is a testament to the human spirit and a chronicle that every young person should read of horrors that should never be repeated.