I ended up being disappointed in The Tattooist of Auschwitz. As I was reading, I kept feeling that something wasn’t right, and because it was based on a person’s life, I felt wrong for not liking it and questioning its veracity. I did some research, read some reviews, and found that I wasn’t alone.
The factual mistakes made by the author of "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" as well as all misinterpretations resulted in creating a distorted version of Auschwitz. This is dangerous and disrespectful to history. The story deserves better. #FactCheck review: https://t.co/hioNswY2nT
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) August 13, 2019
It’s disappointing to me when authors take on topics like this and miss the mark. Diving into the critical reviews did give me a deeper understanding of life in the concentration camps and various roles prisoners played to ensure their survival, so it wasn’t a total loss.
Now for shelf #21!
I’ve read all these. Multiple times. Since I needed a brain break (it was the last week of school), I decided to read the Crescent City series. I bought the ebooks as a bundle because there was crossover to ACOTAR in the last book. Otherwise, I probably would have skipped them. I read the first book when it came out, and didn’t love it enough to invest the time. Plus, there’s the fact that they are ridiculously long. Somehow I read all three (2,443 pages) in 23 days. The third book was slow at times, but I enjoyed the series overall.
Shelf #22 (Finally)!
I’m trying to remember why I felt the need to own every book by Bernard Malamud. Maybe I should have picked one to read, but I grabbed The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan instead.
Books I’ve read:
- Gregory Maguire Wicked
- Bernard Malamud The Fixer
I need to finish my bookshelf challenge by the end of the summer!