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This book was my bookclub's pick a few months ago. Not gonna lie, I started it & it was way too dark for me to mentally get through. So I found this graphic novel adaptation that felt much more palatable. It's such an important story that I'm glad I know now. The horrors of Auschwitz were unimaginable but the people who survived are heroes. This adaptation did a great job with the story and the art was beautiful, even while showing terrible things

A good book that at time is very hard to read. It was Antonio Itrube's debut novel. I know I'm a little late reading it. He writes a historical fiction book based on the true life of Dita, a 15 year old, at Auschwitz that becomes a librarian. She is in charge of keeping the hidden books in Block 31. The Germans don't like books because they make people think. Her story is sad yet inspirational.

#bookspinbingo #readaway2024

📖 The Librarian of Auschwitz
📖 The Holy Bible
💻From Here to the Great Unknown
💻The Great Brownie Tasteoff
🎧 The Girl From Guernica

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

An amazing story about the strength and grit of the young of the holocaust… highly recommend to anyone who likes historical fiction!

#basedontruestory #aboutabook @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Finally the perfect morning for some deck reading!!

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I did not finish 1984, and instead started a new book. I have read many books about the holocaust including Anne Franks Diary, but reading about a library in Auschwitz changed my understanding of concentration camps, and so far has been fascinating. If you are interested in learning about the holocaust, I recommend this book because it gives a very interesting perspective.

This historical fiction is on my TBR list and it‘s my occupation 📚

#temptingtitles #withanoccupation

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I wanted to like this. It was well researched and gave a perspective I haven't seen before... but it was boring. I almost didn't finish it. The ending was when it finally started picking up and catching my interest. I think the book was trying to do too much and so it came across as a History book rather than a fictionalized account.

4 ⭐ It was never my intention to read the novel of this book. I am not into books that will make me cry if I‘m choosing for myself. However, when a graphic novel edition came along, I had to snap it up and give it a read. This book was exactly what I was expecting. It was gut retching, heartbreaking, sad, and very true to life. While this is a fictional story it is based on a real-life person who survived the child‘s camp at Auschwitz and acted ⬇

This book is amazing. That sounds weird given when and where this story takes place. The power and strength that a 15-16 year old girl had and the hope that the people kept when everything pointed to death. It‘s astounding.
Well written and worth the time.

An amazing story! The writing is a little bit clunky and amateurish in places, but the story itself is incredible.

Not on my original schedule at the start of the #JoysOfJune Readathon, but have started listening to the tagged book.

#BigJuneReqadathon @Clwojick

May was an excellent reading month with 19 books read. All but one were 4 🌟 or better. The Librarian of Auschwitz was 5 🌟 while the writing may not have been perfect it is a story of resistance and resilience and in those stories there is hope when everything around them said hope was futile.

Found this at Big W, looks like a good read.

Sad story based on true events is just not enough for good book. Disappointment with it was my fault - I wasn‘t aware that this is YA, but even for YA this book feels flat written.
#Booked2021 - title includes library or librarian

This was an absolutely heartbreaking story based on the true story of an Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus. Hearing what she was made to live through broke my heart. But it also showed how strong she was to bring the magic of books to the other people in these awful camps. I was so glad that at end of the book it shared Dita‘s journey outside the camps and showed the amazing life she was able to live and how she was happy.

#booked2021

#BookReport Words in Deep Blue 5🌟 Librarian of Auschwitz 5🌟💔 and Death in Cyprus 4 🌟 both for #Booked2021 Juliet Takes A Breath 4🌟 for #BBRC Librarian was also my #Doublespin.

#WeeklyForecast Trying to keep up with chapter a day on Emma and have just started the other 3.

Another good, but also gut wrenchingly sad book about Auschwitz.
After studying the war for 14 years at school, I'm not ususlly that bothered about reading/watching anything about it.
But this, and the tattooist of Auschwitz did grab my attention. Getting single peoples points of view of what happened is horrifying, yet I also couldn't stop reading.
An awful topic to read about, but a good book

66 of 2021. Day 1 of #20in4 This book tells the story of young girl who is a prisoner at Auschwitz. She is entrusted to protect the handful of books the prisoners have managed to keep from the guards. Like all books of this topic, it discusses the horrors of the Holocaust. It never gets easier to read about it. This book was a good read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Number of books read: 1
Hours read: 10
Page count: 432

#readathon #historicalfiction #holocaust

#FirstLineFridays

“The Nazi Officers are dressed in black.”

This is my first ever post on "the Litsy" so I'm kind of nervous. I truly enjoyed this book. It sounds weird to say I enjoyed it considering the topic but I feel the victims need to be heard, remembered, respected and honored for what they endured. I feel that the author approached, researched and told her narrative wonderfully.

I will finished the tagged book today (🤞), Breast and Eggs is in progress (5 hours left), Amos Oz is for three different challenges, Minor Detail by Adania Shibli is book for which I assume that it will be on International Booker longlist. From Tuesday I‘m planning to read IBP longlist, so all four books on the picture have to be finished till then 🤣 Yes, that is my very ambitious #weeklyforecast

Hard to criticise a book that‘s about something so horrific isn‘t it? Just a so-so for me, I think I should have just read Dita Kraus‘s own memoir. She has said this is a very fictionalised account (even that these parents were nothing like her actual parents) and then that reduced the story in my eyes.
#booked2021 #titleincludeslibrarian

1. The City We Became (audio)
The Institute (hardcopy)
2. The Librarian of Auschwitz
3. 45 books Goodreads goal
Read more books I already have and buy less
Read at least one book each month for
#AuthorAMonth

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

And with this I close out 2020.

Today I picked The Librarian of Auschwitz for #12booksof2020. I very much enjoyed many parts of the book, while some where on the slower side. Books like this cause me to reflect on my own determination and bravery, asking myself what would I do? @Andrew65

Thank you @Elizabeth2 !

I always have multiple books on the go. This is my other read right now.

"Peace is very demanding:. It has to wipe out the effects of war as quickly as possible."

Truth is the first casualty of war.

Just Amazing!! This was so raw, powerful, and thought provoking. Dita‘s story was told in such an authentic and heartbreaking way that was full of emotions, harsh truths, and incredibly captivating. In addition to the holocaust setting, there was an air of innocence that reflects on the things I feel we take for granted everyday. Overall a beautifully written story. November 1/20 #bookspinbingo

My #bookspin done. This month reading has been scarce. I just couldn't read. Coming to the book, I am gonna be honest. I had some idea about it but didn't know about the exact details of such camps and the sentiments of people kept there. I was stunned reading this. The cruelty and insensitivity of the nazi regime left me utterly shocked and stunned. But the the courage shown by the people, the light of hope in such atmosphere is just amazing. ⬇️

#wordsofoctober

Another #extraordinary tale of courage and survival as fourteen year old Dita takes responsibility for the rare books in Auschwitz. I rated this a generous ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on good reads. I learned from this fictionalized true story but overall I didn‘t care much for the writing itself. At times very dry, dense and a lot of extraneous characters.

Always wanted to read these but sadly could not find a handy copy of both. Atlast I got them. Will read them during the next month's #bookspinbingo.
#bookhaul

This story is based on real people and real events like The Tattooist of Auschwitz. I found it more harrowing. I read Tattooist while we were in Munich and visited Dachau when I was about half way through. I finished the last 20% driving to Toronto with my son ( audio book) and he said ( only hearing that much) “that was good!” It really is and a great audio book. I still don‘t understand why people are such monsters though

This little furry dude crossed my path while on my audio walk today ( people must think I‘m nuts as a scramble to get my photo out of my pocket and open the camera and point it at the ground 🤪)

Making pancakes this morning while listening

Finally got myself to DQ

I finally read this one. I expected it to be a favorite, but it fell slightly short from the mark. I just felt like the multiple points of view included took away from the story of Dita. I don‘t regret my time reading it at all though.

My Full Review: https://readinginthewildwood.com/2020/06/15/the-librarian-of-auschwitz-by-antoni...

Booktube was my first introduction into the bookish community. It has really helped influence and shape me as a reader. Today‘s blog post is on a few of my favorite booktubers. Who are your favorite booktubers? I am always hunting new people to watch.

https://readinginthewildwood.com/2020/06/08/my-favorite-booktubers/

I wish I could spend everyday reading in the sun. ☀️

Happy June! What are you reading this month? Here is part of my tbr. I‘m waiting on two more books to come in the mail.

https://readinginthewildwood.com/2020/06/01/june-tbr/

Day 12: I‘m following the idea to post a book from my tbr list from @StaceyKondla and @Cortg

No description or reason for wanting to read it is necessary if you want to join along. #tbrpile

My review- https://boleybooks.com/2020/05/12/the-librarian-of-auschwitz/
#boleybooks #thelibrarianofauchwitz #booklove #bookbeast

Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks #thelibrarianofauschwitz #booklove #antonioiturbe

Though I loved all of this book, my favorite part was the post script. The history of the lives after camp is beautiful.