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Night by Elie Wiesel


2019
12.22

There will be hundreds of reviews for this Pulitzer winning novel. It’s a hugely important true story Wiesel retelling his life from a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel’s memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man.

Score 8/10

Date read October 2019

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Beer and Cigarettes by George Orwell


2019
12.22

Not really a novel, essays by the genius that is Orwell. I loved his musing on why working class people in the 30’s thought books expensive and didn’t see the need, but spent as much on cigarettes. It rambles on bit later but such a short book, A glimpse into the thoughts from a period of time.

Score 7/10

Date read June 2019

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Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming


2015
08.03

“A biography of the Shakespearian actor.
Scottish lad breaks away from a working class upbringing and becomes a movie and stage actor. His dad beat him up, whoa is me. 5/10

Score 5/10

Date read August 2015

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The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida


2014
10.01

“This is a short book but must have taken every ounce of strength and determination to write it.
This young boy suffers from autism, he tells us in his words and logic why people with autism behave they way they do. Please read this book, it is truly uplifting and insightful
7.5/10

Score 7/10

Date read October 2014

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