Personal narratives

Night

5 stars ( Night ) - Night Author Elie Wiesel Have you ever been tortured to the point when you just want to give up and die? Well, Elie and his father have been through this experience. Elie is a young fifteen year old teenager who would battle for his right in any situation. He also lives with his father. He was born in a little town called Sighet in Transylvania and lived a modern life until the Nazis came to Elie's home town and started to gather up the jews. They were put into trains that were so crammed that you couldn't even sit down. No one had a clue where they were going. They then arrived at a concentration camp called Auschwitz. The sight of seeing children being thrown into the crematories made Elie think...is my life going to end here? Elie and his father were treated like rats and lived off of every scrap of food possible. All of a sudden Elie and his father had to change camps and head out to another concentration camp called Buchenwald. They had no transportation. The officers forced them to run nonstop to get there. Elie's father tried to give up and die in his sleep, but Elie kept trying to pursued his father to keep running until they could reach the camp. People were being trampled and many were freezing to death from the cold. No one cared, no one bothered to give any food, and the only thing Elie could think about was is there a way to survive? Or is this the end? Find out yourself and read the heart stopping thriller called Night (You won't believe what you will read!). Night is my most favorite book of all time, even though it is the most disturbing book that I have ever read. If you are not into the type of books that have love stories, drama, and happy endings I suggest you read this book. If you did not like The Diary of Anne Frank it would be better to read this book because it really explains how cruel the Nazis were to the poo...
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Man-s Search For Meaning

5 stars (inspiring and useful) - For me, an incredibly useful perspective on suffering. I would even go as far as to say paradigm shifting. You should especially read this if you are succeptible to depression. 4 stars (Insight into search for meaning) - This book is cited often by diverse authors providing life guidance on building a purposeful life filled with meaning. I wanted to read the original myself to see what the fuss was about. There is much here. 5 stars (Just read it.) - It isnt a lengthy book, but it's a great book. It's a book you will read again. It's a book you will read before you go to sleep at night and again when you wake in the morning. If you think your life is rough and not worth living this book WILL give you hope. Yes, it's that good. ...
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