Books by Elie Wiesel
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review 1: Elie Wiesel’s novel, The Sonderberg Case, moves in fits and starts between fiction and rumination rooted in Jewish theology and story-telling. At times it seems to be genuinely post-modern in its self-reflexive irony and stubborn air of mystery. The narrator is Yedidyah who writ...
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review 1: absolutely loved Night and thought I'd love this book, but sadly it's not to be the case. Maybe it was because I carried this book around for months, hence a lot of stopping and starting. To me though, it was pretty tedious as the trial went on. It also shuffled back and forth...
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review 1: Apparently a lot of people didn't like this book, which is mind boggling to me. I picked it up and couldn't put it down. It is the most underlined book in my collection, and I often pick it back up just to read through some of the quotes.The style is sporadic, ala The Sound and t...
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review 1: It was my second time reading Wiesel's book; the first one was Night. During my reading, I could totally indulge myself into the story though I'm neither Jewish nor one having identical experience. I am fascinated by the way he narrates as a madman. The narrator has done a good j...
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review 1: This small little book was a joy to read and deeply frustrating at the same time. A joy because Wiesel’s deep affection for Rashi is plain to see. A joy because Rashi the person and his influence on Judaism are so fascinating and rewarding to read about. Frustrating because the b...