Unbelievably Heartbreaking.

I started Elie Wiesel's Night with the expectation that this was not going to be a happy book. That should be a given, considering the subject matter. What I was surprised at, however, is the total lack of optimism found within it, even at the end. I have read other Holocaust memoirs, and many end with a lesson, a light at the end of the tunnel. It was incredibly schocking not to find this here, but I understand why it was not included. The foreward makes it clear that this is novel meant to illustrate the death of faith within those interned in concentration camps, and also, the death of humanity. They are forced through their extreme deprivation to live for no one but themselves, hovering between the desire to go on living, and the need to simply disappear.
It really is unfair of me, then, to not give this book five stars, but it is so hard for me to accept the bleakness found here, although it is reflective of the feelings experienced by the author. I just wish he could have left something of a message as to why this horror had to happen, but he can't, because really, there is no easy answer. This book itself then serves as his answer; a chronicle of sorrow so deep, it speaks for itself. Any explicit solace written for the reader would take away from the story, and it really isn't needed. It's all there--anyone who reads this doesn't need for the author to say, "I know this happened for others to learn that it is wrong, and should never occur, ever," it is all there in his chilling recounting.
This book is there for all of us to learn what real sorrow is. Highly recommended.
Real rating: 4 1/2 stars.

Night

I read the book called Night by Elie Wiesel. Night is about the time when WWII started. Elie was a young boy who lived in a small town known as Sighet, in Transylvania. This town was totally jewish and it was a nice town. The WWII started when Hitler came to Elie's town and took them all to a concentration camp known as Auschwitz. This camp took the lives of millions of jewish people. All of his family were broken up and he knew he would never see them again. His last memory of his mom and sister was in the line splitting man from woman. People were burned up alive because they werent good enough to work. At the end of the book, Elie is the only one from his family to actually survive the war. He saw himself in the mirror for the first time after the war, he saw a corpse looking back at him. This is a great book to read and it is amazing to see what the character of the book has been through. It is important that these chain of events never happen happen again. I greatly and respectively recommend this book to all people out there to read.

Night

A book for ages 15 and up. As a young Jewish boy from Transylvania growing in the early 1940's; Elie Wiesel and his family have heard about the "German War Machine," but never believed that it would affect them. Elie must fight for every last breath, and the only thing worth fighting for is his dad. But how long will his fifty-year-old starving father last in Auschwitz?
A short but powerful book, "Night," puts the audience in Elie Wiesel's place, shows you what he sees, and even makes you feel what he feels. A quick read that will stay with you longer then most other books.