Reader's Response 16

Night                                                       0-20                                             read for 20 min.

         Night, a nonfiction book written by a survivor of the holocaust, begins in a town where the Jewish population remains oblivious to the danger from Germany. One day a few of their population is captured and endures the cruelty discrimination threw upon them. There is only one survivor, but when he comes back and tells the tale of how the Jews were forced to dig their owns graves, how the babies where used for target practice, and how one child had taken three days to die, no one believes him.Soon German soldiers arrive in the town. their first impression is nice, they appear to be well mannered men, then the Gestapo show up and the deportation begins. The story left off where the boy was in a cattle car and the train went on its way.

         I really like this book, and that it is well written. I believe that this book is a good source for information about the holocaust. I feel bad for the author, who lived through this tragedy, and after a 10 year vow of silence, finally wrote this book. Can you imagine trying to put this horror into words?

        This is a great, but very sad book, and i hope that more people read it.