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Summary: THE HORRORS AND ATROCITIES OF WAR
Comment: My grandparents and parents were both part of the Canadian Armed Forces in both the first and second
World Wars and, when I became an adult, I remember the stories they passed on to me about what they
had seen during those years. "Night" paints a vivid picture of Hitler's reign of terror and the
Halocaust years, an era any remaining survivors would sooner forget than recall.

Elie
Wiesel brings to life the everyday experiences of a captive of war; the hunger, suffering, pain,
cruelty and humiliation experienced in the death camps, such as Auschwitz. Hopefully, none of us
will ever know those atrocities other than what we read in a book. However, what Elie brings to us
is also the presence of hope, for surely without that, many of the captives of war who did return,
would never have survived.

Elie's writing style says much about Elie as a person. It
has a humble quality blended with strong character. The book is not a lengthy one but speaks
volumes. It is important to pass this part of our heritage on to future generations for so many
gave their lives that we might live in freedom. All of Elie's writings are literary
accomplishments, but this one seems to stand apart from the rest because the author has the knack of
bringing the pages of history to life with candor and emotion. Also recommended by the same author
is, "All Rivers Run to the Sea."

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Summary: This should be required reading for every high schooler.
Comment: My son has been given this book as required reading for 10th grade English. I read it before he
could get the chance. You can visualize everything Elizer and his father went through. Very well
written and translated.

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Summary: a necessity
Comment: I have studied with Professor Wiesel and taught NIGHT to all of my undergraduate English and history
students. I've also worked for the Spielberg Foundation interviewing Holocaust survivors, and I
cannot overstate the importance of NIGHT being read by everyone so that, as so many survivors said,
"This should never happen again."

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Summary: Night
Comment: The whole world should read this work. A remarkable work written by a remarkable man. It shows the
depths man has sunk to. It also shows the capacity that the human will has to survive, even when you
couldn't imagine why you would want to survive. May the rest of us listen to the words in this book
and take them to heart everyday for the sake of humanity.

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Summary: Night
Comment:
I read this book some time ago, and re-read it with the O Book Club. The first time I read
Night, I had nightmares for months. I saw corpses lying frozen in the snow, and always, I felt like
Professor Wiesel's father, saying "it's okay, they're tired, let them rest." I felt helpless, and
hopeless for humanity. This time, I just got angry.

We talk about never allowing
this kind of thing to happen again....and yet it does, time after time ...a different ethnic group,
a different part of the world. Chasms between government actions and the desires of its people
have never been deeper. The type of government a country has , whether Republic, Theocracy, Monarcy
(Absolute or Constitutional) or other, has little or nothing to do with HOW power is acquired,
used and abused. Corruption has never been more visible.

By now, one would think we
would have made huge advancements from the ugliness of this side of mankind. Read any newspaper or
watch any news program and you will note that we have not made much progress at all.
/>Dr. Wiesel is a shining example of what human beings CAN be. Without malice, Dr. Wiesel has told
us about his experiences. Now, it is up to us. We can work together and share the planet, or we
can defer to ego, and allow the human species to go the way of the dinosaur.