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Surviving the Angel of Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz - Community Reviews back

by Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri
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Janmar
Janmar rated it 9 years ago
I have read many books based on Auschwitz and it never fails to move me where children are involved. After a recent visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau, it gave me a much clearer insight in to the hell that not only children, but also what the adults had to endure. I didn't realise that the two camps we...
Jess Loves to Read!
Jess Loves to Read! rated it 9 years ago
I received a copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I first heard of Eva Mozes Kor when I saw her answers on Quora, discussing her experience in the concentration camps and her advice about forgiveness. When I saw that this book was available through Net...
My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it 10 years ago
Rumors: Nazis, labor camps, Hitler and death. That is what Miriam and Eva’s mother thought they were until the Hungarian soldiers came knocking at their door and it’s her denial that had her wondering if perhaps things might had turned out differently had she reacted sooner. The writing is fascinati...
The Fevered Imagination of Danielle DeVor
Reading books by survivors of the Holocaust is always an enlightening experience. With each book, we learn something new about the atrocities and lives of the survivors and Surviving the Angel of Death is a great example. This is the first time I've read a book co-written by a survivor of Dr. Mengel...
MargaretBolingMullin
MargaretBolingMullin rated it 11 years ago
1/26/14 ** An important contribution to the body of work on the Holocaust survivors. The first author is a survivor of Auschwitz and the experiments that Josef Mengele conducted on twins. The story begins with her birth in 1934 and continues with her experiences as a member of the only Jewish fami...
CherylMM
CherylMM rated it 12 years ago
I have read an abundance of literature written by survivors of the holocaust. Some of those books are aimed at the adult market and others, like this one, for the younger reader. The adult versions are often graphic and it is hard to digest the reality of these horrific factual accounts. The YA or c...
twiggreads
twiggreads rated it 12 years ago
Surviving the Angel of Death is [b:Echoes From Auschwitz: Dr. Mengele's Twins: The Story Of Eva And Miriam Mozes|1389373|Echoes From Auschwitz Dr. Mengele's Twins The Story Of Eva And Miriam Mozes|Eva Mozes Kor|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1291411793s/1389373.jpg|1379457] adapted for young readers...
An Excellent Library
An Excellent Library rated it 13 years ago
This short YA memoir tells the story of Eva and her sister Miriam, twin girls that survived the nightmarish genetic testing of Dr. Mengele in WWII Auschwitz. I appreciated how the author took her story to the level of the readers, though some explanations of terms I felt were a bit unnecessary for ...
The Aussie Zombie
The Aussie Zombie rated it 13 years ago
I've read a lot of memoirs in the last 10 years written by survivors of the holocaust. Shocking, haunting and enough to make your blood boil, these are unimaginable stories of loss, pain and heartbreak but also inspiring and motivating. Surviving the Angel of Death is one of the few Holocaust books ...
Just a book blog
Just a book blog rated it 13 years ago
Eva Kor was ten years old when she was taken to Auschwitz, when everyone in her family, except her twin sister, was murdered, and when she fell into the hands of the Angel of Death.This is her story of survival and forgiveness.
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