by Heather Morris
It isn’t that surprising to discover that this novel was adapted from the screenplay that the author wrote first. It almost reads like a screenplay. It is almost a series of scenes. There is more dialogue than description. It isn’t that I don’t think the story of Lale and Gita should not be told. Al...
The Tattooist of Auschwitz- Heather Morris, author; Richard Armitage, narrator. This novel tells the story of Ludwig Eisenberg and Gisela Fuhrmannova. Essentially, it is a love story that defied the odds as it took place in the most unusual of places. Ludwig was known as Lale. In 1942, he was a pris...
They stood in a line for it was their only means of escape. Those that didn’t make the line, their fate was sealed. There were rules for those who stood in line and rules for those who processed these selected few. The room was quiet as these individuals stood waiting for their turn in front of the ...
The power of Love. The Tattooist of Auscwitz is a love story that has stood the test of time and a book that portrays one mans determination to survive against the oddsThis is the true story of Lale Sokolov the tattooist of Auschwitz and how found love in the concentration camp. The book is well wr...
This was such a great book for me. I loved the characters especially and sped right through it.I loved that, for the most part, the gas chambers, crematoriums and the other human atrocities were scenery. Not to say that it wasn't prevalent, but it wasn't the gist of the story.The story was about a m...
A beautifully written harrowing story of one man's will to survive in Auschwitz concentration camp during the 2WW. Lale Sokolov is transported from Slovakia to Auschwitz in 1942; an educated man fluent in many languages who also happens to be a Jew. His proud bearing and individuality immediately se...