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Carregando... Returning (original: 2015; edição: 2018)de Yael Shahar (Autor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. Returning by Yael Shahar is a powerful, emotional memoir. This book will stay with you after you have read the last pages of the book. This book will make you think and question. I highly recommend. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. This is an unusual memoir to say the least. The first half switches back and forth between Alex (written in first person) and Yael (written in third person). Alex is recounting his tale of having been imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp of Birkenau. Alex is deeply troubled about his time spent in the camp and the things he had to do to survive. His memories are painful and he feels much guilt about some of the things he had to do to survive, mainly working in the crematorium leading down the weary and frightened Jews to their deaths, then collecting the dead bodies and feeding them into the fires. Yael is plagued with intrusive thoughts about a time in which she could not possibly have experienced. Memories of being held in a concentration camp, filled with fear and pain. Alex begins correspondence with a rabbi in order to sort through his feelings and emotions surrounding his time at Birkenau and submit to a final judgement on this actions within the camp/ He is wracked with guilt and knows that while it will be hard, it is the only way to achieve peace in his soul. This emotional memoir really hooked me for the beginning half. The journey back in time as Alex relives his time at a German concentration camp is heartbreaking. It was descriptive and vivid and I found myself needing breaks in between especially disturbing passages, it was a lot to digest. I was really not as invested in the story of Yael and her journey of self discovery, and when the two characters story lines came together it was shocking and not anything remotely close to what I had been anticipating. The second half of the book dragged quite a bit to me; it was very repetitive and clinical with reading of sacred texts and discussing at length and in multitude, Alexs actions in the concentration camp. Overall it was a very different sort of memoir (no spoilers but trust me on this one) one that I really am not sure was my cup of tea. Had it been wrapped up shortly after that halfway point twist, I think it would have been a much more enjoyable read. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. I liked it. Probably wouldn't read again for a while. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. I can not say enough good things about this book. It was so moving, so impactful, and so eye-opening. It's brutal, yes, but the reality of the holocaust is brutal. Well worth reading about the horrors to learn about the power of forgiveness. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Where does memory go when it cannot be spoken?Now we know: It goes on to haunt future generations. It passes unscathed through temperatures that can melt iron and reduce bone to ash. And somewhere far removed in space and decades into the future, a stranger wakes out of a sound sleep with an inexplicable nightmare and a despair so deep as to negate life itself.At seventeen, Alex was torn from his home and deported to Auschwitz. He outlived his family, his faith, and his culture. His memory filled with the death of a people, unable to speak of what he had done to survive, he was locked in the silent prison of his guilt. This unforgettable and breathtakingly powerful book follows Alex on his journey from the flames of Birkenau to atonement, transformation, and redemption.Returning is a haunting and compelling exploration of the choices we make in a choiceless time, the terrifying strength and burden of the will to survive, and the power of the human spirit to transcend even its own destruction. It will leave you changed forever. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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There are other books that support this claim, from people having recurring dreams about living through the Shoah, to explanations from well-know Torah scholars and Rabbis that support these occurrences.
This is an important book for anyone who needs to truly understand what it meant to live through this period. ( )